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This strategy sets out our purpose, principles and priorities for how we will enable safe and sustainable sludge use on land.
We reviewed the current regulatory regime for sludge treatment, storage…
Feedback from CoRWM on the Nuclear regulatory review 2025.
CoRWM welcomes the Nuclear Regulatory Task Force report, Nuclear…
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is consulting on its draft strategy for the safe, secure and sustainable decommissioning of the UK’s legacy nuclear sites
How the Environment Agency monitors businesses affected by the packaging waste regulations in England.
Introduction of subcategories within the plastic packaging categories as specified under Regulation 7(11) of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024.
Post implementation review of the the Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020.
We want your views on our proposals for standard rules permit for the storage and treatment of waste motor vehicles.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has published its 2026-2029 Draft Business Plan for an 8-week consultation, running from 8 December 2025 to 2 February 2026.
Our plans to introduce mandatory digital waste tracking, the benefits of this change, the timelines and impacts.
Additional food waste collection grant determination and funding allocations.
We want your views on our proposed updates to guidance on the regulation of solid radioactive waste disposal facilities
Seeking views on whether we should set a compliance fee for 2025. We also want views on the proposal for managing this year’s fee.
We want your views on a proposed update to the Environment Agency's enforcement and sanctions policy.
Recyclability assessment methodology (RAM) roadmap, showing planned developments from 2025 to 2030.
Feasibility of waste burning reactors in the UK, using technologies designed to reduce the amount of long-lived radioactive waste in spent nuclear fuel.
Sets out the government's approach to improving the waste carrier, broker and dealer system in England.
We want your views on our proposed changes to our charges so we can continue to fully recover our costs.
The UK ETS Authority is seeking views on the implementation of the expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to energy from waste and waste incineration.
We're seeking views on proposals for updated ecodesign and energy labelling requirements for household tumble dryers.
Draft version of the statutory instrument (SI) to ban wet wipes containing plastic in England.
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