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  • Northern Ireland LAC municipal waste statistics - Apr-Jun 2026

    Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics report - Apr-Jun 2026

    • Document type: Accredited official statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Siting a geological disposal facility in the UK: A history

    A detailed history explaining the events relating to the development of an underground repository for radioactive waste.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
    • Updated:
  • Waste crime reporting in England: heat maps

    These maps show where people in England are calling from to report waste crime to the Environment Agency.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Waste crime in England
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • Nuclear emergencies: information for the public

    How radiation affects people, the consequences of a nuclear accident and the measures used to protect public health in the event of an accident.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radiation incidents: public health preparedness and response
    • Organisation: UK Health Security Agency
    • Updated:
  • UK statistics on waste

    Figures compiled on the total waste generated for the whole of the UK.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Waste and recycling statistics
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Ambient gamma radiation dose rates across the UK

    Data received from fixed and mobile monitors measuring the ambient (background) gamma radiation dose rate across the UK.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radioactive incident monitoring
    • Organisation: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
    • Updated:
  • Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the UK

    Reports for the amount of EEE placed on the market and WEEE collected in the UK under the WEEE Regulations.

    • Part of a collection: Producer responsibility regulations
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) Statistics

    Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) statistics including registered population, tonnages of declared plastic packaging and revenue data.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
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  • Quality report: Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT)

    Quality report for statistics related to Annual Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT)

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
    • Updated:
  • Northern Ireland Carrier Bag Levy Statistics 2025/26

    This publication reports on the number of carrier bags dispensed in the 2025/26 financial year under the Carrier Bag Levy in Northern Ireland.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • The Environment Agency's regulation of waste pneumatic tyres and their export

    Findings of the internal review into the Environment Agency's regulation of waste pneumatic tyres and their export, focusing on the export of this waste to India.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • Landfill methane: measurement and metrics: supplementary report

    Continues the Environment Agency’s work on measuring methane emissions from landfills

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Environment Agency Chief Scientist's Group core research
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • Drone flyover surveys for identifying methane emission sources at landfills

    Investigates the potential use of drones for identifying sources of methane emissions at landfills

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Environment Agency Chief Scientist's Group core research
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • Using inverse dispersion modelling to quantify methane emissions from landfills

    Investigates how a technique known as inverse dispersion modelling could be used to estimate the amount of methane released from landfill sites.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Environment Agency Chief Scientist's Group core research
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • Carrier bag charge: summary of data in England

    A summary of the data on single-use plastic carrier bags in England.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Charges for single-use plastic carrier bags
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Northern Ireland LAC municipal waste statistics - Jan-Mar 2026

    Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics report - January to March 2026

    • Document type: Accredited official statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Potential future nuclear power plant siting in Scotland

    Technical advice on potential future nuclear power plant siting in Scotland.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Regulation of medical radioisotope supply

    Review of the UK’s regulatory system for medical radioisotopes.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 6 others
    • Updated:
  • Estimates of Residual Waste and Municipal Residual Waste in England

    Statistics estimating the amount of Residual Waste and Municipal Residual Waste generated in England.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Waste and recycling statistics
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Northern Ireland LAC municipal waste statistics - Oct-Dec 2025

    Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics report - October - December 2025

    • Document type: Accredited official statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
    • Updated: