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How to report dead wild birds.
A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Workplace recycling in England changed on 31 March 2025. Guidance for all businesses, charities and public sector organisations on separating recyclable waste.
Find contact numbers and email addresses for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Find out when and how to apply for CSHT funding from 2025 and how to manage your agreement.
Apply online for a CPH number for land or buildings you'll use to keep livestock, including those kept as pets, in England.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
When and how to complete your annual sheep and goat inventory and how to submit it.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
The Department for Education's (DfE) sustainability leadership and climate action plans initiative.
Technical guidance on how to assess and classify waste.
You must identify and classify your waste before you send it for recycling or disposal. This makes sure you or anyone handling your waste deals with it properly.
Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
Permits for installations, medium combustion plant, specified generator, waste or mining waste operations, water discharge or groundwater activities, or work on or near a main river or sea defence.
Find out when you are permitted to cut and trim hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.
The Environment Agency's charging scheme for environmental permits, abstraction licences and impounding licences.
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