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New law will ban the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic in England
Draft version of the statutory instrument (SI) to ban wet wipes containing plastic in England.
Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) opinion of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ impact assessments (IA) in respect of proposals in the regulations laid (in draft) before Parliament on 16 September 2025
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
This document outlines guidance for cleaning and decontamination of non-healthcare settings.
Read additional information that clarifies the Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) if you’re an obligated producer of household packaging waste under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
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