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Guidance for businesses on the marking of measuring container bottles, with lists of approved and inactive manufacturers’ marks.
This page describes standard package designs for Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW).
Information and links to documents referenced in MGN 534
How to store oil, design standards for tanks and containers, where to locate and how to protect them, and capacity of bunds and drip trays.
This page describes the current container design concept for the disposal of High Heat Generating Waste (HHGW).
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store sealed containers of food waste.
This notice sets out the upcoming SOLAS chapter V (Regulation 31 and 32) amendments which will come into force in Jan 2026 about the reporting of container loss at sea
Understand what drinks businesses need to do under the Deposit Return Scheme from 1 October 2027.
Update on Deposit Return Schemes for drinks containers.
Renewal application form for verified gross mass of containers
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