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How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
The rules you must follow if you own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
How councils deal with complaints about smoke from premises that's a statutory nuisance, smoke that's exempt and how smoke can be assessed.
Workplace recycling in England changed on 31 March 2025. Guidance for all businesses, charities and public sector organisations on separating recyclable waste.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
The Environment Agency's charging scheme for environmental permits, abstraction licences and impounding licences.
Technical guidance on how to assess and classify waste.
Register and pay for exemptions to store, treat, use or dispose of waste. Deregister exemptions you no longer need and update details that have changed.
How to report dead wild birds.
Find out when and how to apply for CSHT funding from 2025 and how to manage your agreement.
Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.
How to access and use the coal mining information for England, Scotland and Wales held in the national coal mining database.
When and how local planning authorities, developers and their agents should use climate change allowances in flood risk assessments.
When you may need an environmental permit or licence for activities that could pollute, increase flood risk, affect land drainage or affect water resources. Check the rules and get advice before you start operating.
Find contact forms, telephone numbers and email addresses for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Check the requirements you must follow under your Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement for the SFI expanded offer or re-opened offer for 2024.
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