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Find out if you need to pay to drive in a clean air zone and check your vehicle meets emission standards.
Check your council's website to find out when your rubbish will be collected
Report a noise problem like loud music, noisy pubs, neighbour's parties or barking dogs to your local council
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
You can report an abandoned vehicle like a dumped car to the local council
Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
The rules about having garden bonfires, burning domestic waste, complaining about a neighbour's bonfire, fines
Register or renew registration with the Environment Agency to transport, buy, sell or broker waste.
Check your council's website to report a missed bin collection
Collecting land, crops and livestock information and surveying farm management practice with Defra agricultural surveys
Arrange for a collection of clinical waste - for items like used syringes, drugs, pharmaceuticals and surgical waste
Apply for a pet travel document (PTD) to take your dog, cat or ferret from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
How to bring goods into the UK from any country, including how much tax and duty you’ll need to pay and whether you need to get a licence or certificate.
Contact your council to find out if they provide pest control services to remove pests like wasps, rats, mice and bedbugs
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste or rubbish - report it to the local council or to Crimestoppers
Find out how to get a recycling bin from your local council
Report a dead or injured animal such as a badger, fox or domestic pet found on the road
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