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The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution in the United Kingdom was created under Royal Warrant in 1970 to advise the Queen, Government, Parliament and the public on environmental issues.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Provides guidance on how planning can take account of the impact of new development on air quality.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
What your business must do to prevent air pollution - local emissions controls, Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), eliminating dark smoke, permits for boilers
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
Provides guiding principles on how planning can deal with land affected by contamination.
Who's responsible for cleaning up contaminated land and how you know if your business is on a contaminated site
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Market-aligned interventions for cleaner production in the textiles value chain in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Call for Concepts to identify interventions that contribute to reducing waste and manufacturing pollution in the textiles sector in sub-Saharan African and South Asia.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
This guide examines the environmental impacts of urban areas, especially good practice in reducing pollution
Barclay: Unlimited financial penalties for environmental offences will mean ‘polluters always pay’.
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