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Find out how to prepare written assessments to collect paper and card with other dry recyclables. Assessments will be required from March 2025 or March 2026, depending where you collect from.
UK organisations that are affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging may need to get evidence of packaging waste recycling and pay disposal fees.
Guidance for waste collectors on household recycling requirements in England, which change on 31 March 2026.
Official Government Buying Standards (GBS) for office paper and envelopes: bleaching, recycled content, mill broke content.
Simpler Recycling to end years of confusion and deliver consistent collections
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
UK economy and workers have benefited from the export credit agency’s highest level of business ever
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