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Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.
Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.
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.
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
Workplace recycling in England changed on 31 March 2025. Guidance for all businesses, charities and public sector organisations on separating recyclable waste.
This guidance explains how to apply for support through the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS) ahead of applications opening on 1 October 2026.
How to report dead wild birds.
Types of waste and how much you can use in building projects, landscaping and drainage works, or to maintain existing linear networks under a U1 exemption.
How councils deal with complaints about smoke from premises that's a statutory nuisance, smoke that's exempt and how smoke can be assessed.
Stream 3 supports learning and collaboration, evaluation activities and knowledge transfer / shared learning across the Heat Pump Ready Programme and with external heat pump stakeholders.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
Understand what drinks businesses need to do under the Deposit Return Scheme from 1 October 2027.
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
The Environment Agency's charging scheme for environmental permits, abstraction licences and impounding licences.
What veterinary businesses and veterinary professionals need to know now that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the final report of its vet services market investigation.
Standard rules and bespoke permits for using, treating, storing and disposing of waste. Check if you need a permit and find out how to apply.
Use this guide to access records, maps, photographs and documents about coal mining held by the Mining Remediation Authority.
When and how local planning authorities, developers and their agents should use climate change allowances in flood risk assessments.
Find out if you have obligations as a supplier or importer of packaging or packaged goods under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging – and if you’re a large or small producer.
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