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Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Toolkit for local authorities, housing providers and support organisations in the social rented sector, providing information on the removal of the spare room subsidy.
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
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste at a collection point before recovering or disposing of the waste elsewhere.
The T17 exemption allows you to treat waste fluorescent tubes and capture any mercury emissions before collection for recovery.
The S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
Information and advice on cleaning sex-on-premises venues.
Guidance for people who have been diagnosed with a mpox infection and who have been advised to self-isolate at home.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
This series brings together all documents relating to Waste and recycling statistics.
The requirements for packaging LHGW
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
The T11 exemption allows you to repair, refurbish or dismantle various types of WEEE so that the whole WEEE item or any parts can be reused for their original purpose or recovered.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
The Waste Metric Dashboard summarises progress on the diversion of waste away from disposal to the LLW Repository and on the environmental performance of the National Waste Programme.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
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