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Information and advice on cleaning sex-on-premises venues.
How to clean and disinfect after an animal disease outbreak and store and dispose of the washwater.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
Your local council is responsible for sweeping streets and removing litter - report any problems to your local council
Information on cleaning an oil spill including your options, how to get a product approved and how long it will take.
This guidance provides information on COVID-19 in homelessness, domestic abuse refuge, respite room and asylum seeker accommodation settings.
This report explains the implications and benefits of an integrated approach to hospital cleaning which utilises a combination of microfibre cleaning materials and periodic steam cleaning.
Guidance for people who have been diagnosed with a mpox infection and who have been advised to self-isolate at home.
What you need to know about preventing the spread of pandemic influenza (flu) and how to protect yourself and others.
The T1 waste exemption allows you to treat waste packaging so it can be reused in its original form or becomes clean waste suitable for recycling.
The use of chemicals to clean algae and other deposits off slipways and marine structures can cause pollution.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Product recall for The Laundress Laundry and Household Cleaning Products which are microbiologically contaminated and present a health risk.
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