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A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How to meet 'end of waste' status for compost produced from source-segregated biodegradable waste.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
Check if you can make a declaration by conduct or orally if you’re claiming Returned Goods Relief or Temporary Admission for reusable packaging.
This page describes standard package designs for Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW).
How to separate, store, transport and dispose of international catering waste (ICW).
Requirements for solid wood packaging used to import or export goods
Guidance for the aviation sector on how to separate recyclable waste from international catering waste (ICW).
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
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