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Rules for shipping waste plastic.
Find out if your council collects recycling, how to recycle household waste such as mobile phones, computers, packaging and green waste
Legal rules for trustees when deciding whether to accept, refuse or return a donation.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of industrial hydrogen production from methane or refinery fuel gas with carbon capture for storage.
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
The 'climate matching tool' helps you consider which tree seeds to plant in light of the changing climate.
How to dispose of household waste legally. Check your council’s website for bin collection, bulky waste collection. What you must do if using private companies
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
Guidance for manufacturers and importers.
Guidance for designated collection facilities (DCF) and charities on how to comply with WEEE and waste regulations.
Check if an item of upholstered domestic seating is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Find out if you must offer free collection of old batteries - batteries you must take back, how to collect and send batteries to be recycled, penalties
Seeking views on our plans to increase the consistency in materials collected for recycling in England.
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for nutrient management.
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