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Charges to dispose of DIY waste at household waste recycling centres will be removed.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Apps offering waste disposal services are a new and emerging risk - make sure you know your duty of care obligations.
A Sheffield waste operator has been issued with a further restriction order at its waste site to prevent it from accepting and managing waste.
A father who ran an illegal waste business with his son at their home in Cornwall was sentenced to a suspended jail sentence by magistrates.
The Environment Agency is launching today a second 4-week consultation on a proposed change to discharge water at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station near Bridgwater.
NWS to be ‘one stop shop’ for nuclear waste management and disposal
Schoolchildren taught about period products and why they should never be flushed down the loo.
An Essex waste company and its directors have been fined more than £20,000 after they stored tonnes of waste illegally at a site in Braintree.
£775,000 to be spent on schemes across England
Sellafield Ltd recognised at UK Nuclear Skills Awards.
The SIXEP Continuity Plant on the Sellafield site takes another step forward in its construction.
A team of specialist nuclear divers is carrying out vital clean-up and decommissioning work in the oldest legacy storage pond on the Sellafield site.
The Environment Agency has blocked access to a skips site in Sheffield to prevent it from accepting and managing waste.
Two companies that caused misery for residents when litter and smells escaped from Blaydon Landfill in Gateshead have been sentenced.
Today the NDA and NWS hosted their first staff tree planting event in partnership with Cumbria Woodlands.
A company has made a financial contribution of £30,090.08 to the Woodland Trust after they failed to comply with packaging waste regulations.
A Huddersfield based home furnishings company has offered to pay £17,000 to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust after failing to comply with packaging waste regulations.
The Environment Agency is on a mission to tackle plastic pollution with the launch of interactive 'Source to Sea' posters across Plymouth.
Leaders from the United States Department of Energy, the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission and the French Nation…
Reporting requirements for the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for packaging come into force today.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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