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A report that provides information on household and non-household waste such as disposal, reuse, recycling and composting rates.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
Permitted waste management activities provide information about wastes accepted and removed from their facilities. This is a summary of that data for 2014.
This Brief has been revised to accompany the 2013 Energy from Waste Guide while remaining a standalone document.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
We are inviting views on the site-selection aspects of the ongoing MRWS programme, particularly from those who have been engaged in (or have been interested observers of) the MRWS process to date.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
View the partial surrender issued for Heathfield Landfill, Newton Abbot under the Industrial Emissions Directive.
A man has been sentenced for operating an illegal waste site and burning waste on the land, following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management's (CoRWM's) recommendations on geological waste disposal.
Factsheets in English and French
Figures compiled on the total waste generated for the whole of the UK.
Evaluating the effect of additional funding to the Environment Agency to tackle waste crime.
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