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The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 make new provision for the protection of animals used for experimental or other scientific purposes.
Guidance explaining the use of soil guideline values (SGV) to asses the long-term exposure of chemicals in soil on human health.
Check if you need an environmental permit for a closed loop ground source heating and cooling system.
Find out the tests that are most commonly requested from APHA, their test codes, and the correct laboratory to send samples.
Buying statutory biodiversity credits is a last resort for developers who are unable to use on-site or off-site units to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
How to submit an application, data package and responses for proposed or existing marketing authorisations.
The purpose of Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100) and the challenges it aims to address.
How to access UK data on industrial emissions and waste transfers.
How to set up a compost or biogas site, UK and EU standards explained, and alternative treatment methods for animal by-products (ABPs).
How and when you can seize a vehicle to investigate a waste crime.
Latest updates on the progress of fisheries management plans (FMPs), focusing on goals and management led by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of post-combustion carbon dioxide capture.
Register exemptions for waste activity along a stretch of road, railway, river or any other linear network.
How to report a business or organisation that is not separating or collecting recyclable waste in line with the Simpler Recycling rules.
How Local Sites partnerships should select, manage and deselect Local Sites.
Standard rules for installing a clear span bridge up to 8 metres span and 4.2 metres wide across a main river.
For a Part A installation with an anaerobic digestion treatment capacity of over 100 tonnes of waste, or waste and non-waste each day accepting no more than 100,000 tonnes each year.
Register to use a licence to catch and relocate white-clawed crayfish for maintenance work on water bodies – and report actions taken under this licence.
Illustrative waste disposal fees for Year 2 (2026 to 2027) that will be charged to large producers obligated under Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the storage tanks underground item.
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