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How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.

• Updated: 21 October 2014

The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.

• Overview

  There are rules for bringing food or animal products into Great Britain…

• Meat, dairy, fish and animal products

  The rules on bringing meat, dairy, fish and other animal products depend…

• Fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds

  The rules on bringing fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds depend on the…

• Pet food

  The rules on bringing pet food depend on the country you’re bringing it…

• Check if you need a CITES permit

  You may need to apply for a permit or certificate if you’re bringing any…

• If you break the rules

  If you declare banned food products to Border Force officers at customs,…

How to meet 'end of waste' status for digestate produced from anaerobic digestion of source-segregated biodegradable waste.

• Updated: 20 October 2025

Guidance for the aviation sector on how to separate recyclable waste from international catering waste (ICW).

• Updated: 18 September 2025

How to meet 'end of waste' status for compost produced from source-segregated biodegradable waste.

• Updated: 20 October 2025

How to separate, store, transport and dispose of international catering waste (ICW).

• Updated: 18 September 2025

• Updated: 1 January 2024

Workplace recycling in England changed on 31 March 2025. Guidance for all businesses, charities and public sector organisations on separating recyclable waste.

• Updated: 3 October 2025

T13 exemption allows you to recover waste food by decanting or unwrapping it and recovering the packaging.

• Updated: 1 July 2025

Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.

• Updated: 31 December 2023