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How to access the Environment Agency's public registers of environmental information.
From October 2026 (January 2027 in Northern Ireland and Scotland), all organisations that are licensed or permitted to receive waste must use the new report receipt of waste service.
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.
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.
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.
Workplace recycling in England changed on 31 March 2025. Guidance for all businesses, charities and public sector organisations on separating recyclable 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.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
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 how much you can use in building projects, landscaping and drainage works, or to maintain existing linear networks under a U1 exemption.
Understand what drinks businesses need to do under the Deposit Return Scheme from 1 October 2027.
When permitted or licensed organisations must report controlled waste using the ‘Report receipt of waste’ service.
Guidance for waste collectors on household recycling requirements in England, which change on 31 March 2026.
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).
When you can use PCBs and equipment, products or materials containing them, and how to register, label and dispose of them.
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.
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, large producers must use the RAM to assess packaging recyclability and report the results of their assessments to the environmental regulator.
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