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Following a review and consultation, the government has introduced regulations to extend the scope of the ban on combustible materials used in and on the external walls of buildings over 18 metres in height.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
A list of references to test standards that are common across a number of product families which apply to construction products.
Find out about plans to change public access to open access land at Arkenshaw Burn in Northumberland.
The U10 exemption allows you to spread specific waste on agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
Local authority regulators must use this SG note to assess applications and write permits for burning recovered fuel oil.
Get help to classify cigarettes, cigars, raw tobacco, smoking tobacco, tobacco for heating and nicotine substitutes for import and export.
Topical steroid products are safe and highly effective treatments for the management of a wide range of inflammatory skin diseases but have important risks, especially with prolonged use at high potency. In the coming months, as a result of regulatory...
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
This guidance gives best practice guidance to National Health Service (NHS) organisations in planning, preparing and responding to incidents and emergencies that give rise to burn injuries regardless of cause, source or nature.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of post-combustion carbon dioxide capture.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of industrial hydrogen production from methane or refinery fuel gas with carbon capture for storage.
The T6 exemption allows you to chip, shred, cut or pulverise waste wood and plant matter to make it easier to store and transport, or to convert it for use.
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
Information about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, including how to report sightings.
When your waste operation does not need a permit but you may need to register.
A man has been sentenced for operating an illegal waste site and burning waste on the land, following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
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