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Rules for shipping waste plastic.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
The sources and scale of plastics in the environment, their impact, and how the issue is being tackled.
Schoolchildren taught about period products and why they should never be flushed down the loo.
This section describes the statutory, business and third section mechanisms for micro and other plastics.
Volunteers cleared rubbish on England's waterways for Plasticblitz. Cigarette butts most common plastic item found in 2 weeks of litter-picking.
Some of the most polluting single-use plastic items banned from 1 October
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Figures show massive decrease in number of single-use bags sold by main retailers since 2014.
UK signs Ministerial Statement calling for an ambitious global plastic pollution treaty to tackle plastic pollution and protect the marine environment.
Find out what records and accounts you must keep to support the information that you submit on your Plastic Packaging Tax return.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Find out which plastic packaging components are exempt or excluded from the tax, and if the packaging counts towards the 10-tonne threshold for registration.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
Defra is asking for evidence to help determine future single-use plastic policy.
A consultation on banning wet wipes containing plastic across the UK has been launched today under plans to tackle plastic pollution and clean up waterways.
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