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How to access the Environment Agency's public registers of environmental information.
Guidance for waste collectors on household recycling requirements in England, which change on 31 March 2026.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Types of waste and the maximum amounts you can use in building projects, landscaping or drainage works under a U1 exemption.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Please get in touch if you would like more information about CoRWM, our positions and how we support our stakeholders.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors (including retailers).
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
How to change details of your environmental permit, transfer it to somebody else or cancel it.
S2 waste exemption allows you to store specific waste at a secure intermediate site, separate to where the waste was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Find out what waste exemptions are and when you need to register them. Understand waste exemption conditions and charges.
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