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UK organisations that are affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging may need to get evidence of packaging waste recycling and pay disposal fees.
How to complete an air emissions risk assessment, including how to calculate the impact of your emissions and the standards you must meet.
As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.
Read additional information that clarifies the Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) if you’re an obligated producer of household packaging waste under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
General binding rules for small sewage discharges from septic tanks or sewage treatment plants in England.
Find out which licence you might need to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat, how to apply and when you might need to pay.
This code provides practical guidance on how to meet your waste duty of care requirements in England and Wales.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
Get paid to manage land sustainably to benefit the environment and support food production: find out if your land is eligible, select and apply for SFI actions.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
Understand what drinks businesses need to do under the Deposit Return Scheme from 1 October 2027.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rate…
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
Find out about flood risk activity exemptions, which used to need flood defence consent, and how to register them.
The prices of statutory biodiversity credits from the date biodiversity net gain (BNG) becomes mandatory.
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
As a local authority or local planning authority, when to publish your biodiversity report and what to include.
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