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The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Environment Agency shuts down illegal waste site at Power Station Road in Minster, Isle of Sheppey. Access blocked to prevent further waste entering the site.
Court order blocks access to land near Skipton to prevent dumping of illegal waste.
Multi-agency operation into suspected illegal waste dumping in Liverpool results in arrest and vehicle seizure.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
Two people were arrested on 5 February 2026 as part of an ongoing Environment Agency investigation.
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