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Guidance for businesses preparing for the ban on the sale and supply of single-use vapes from 1 June 2025.
Workplace recycling in England changed on 31 March 2025. Guidance for all businesses, charities and public sector organisations on separating recyclable waste.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How to access the Environment Agency's public registers of environmental information.
Standard rules and bespoke permits for using, treating, storing and disposing of waste. Check if you need a permit and find out how to apply.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Register waste exemptions to store, treat, use or dispose of waste. Deregister exemptions you no longer need and update details that have changed.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Technical guidance on how to assess and classify waste.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors (including retailers).
The U1 exemption allows you to use suitable waste in construction as a recovery activity.
The S2 waste exemption allows you to store specific waste at a secure intermediate site, separate to where the waste was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Guidance for waste collectors on household recycling requirements in England, which change on 31 March 2026.
How to change details of your environmental permit, transfer it to somebody else or cancel it.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
What information the consignment note must contain, who has to complete each part and when it has to be completed.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
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