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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.
This code provides practical guidance on how to meet your waste duty of care requirements in England and Wales.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
How to choose the right waste exemptions for your business, comply with exemption conditions, and know if you need to register.
Local authorities can find out how and when they’ll start to receive funding to manage packaging waste, including actions chief executives need to take.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
Registers of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) producers, approved exporters, approved authorised treatment facilities and producer compliance schemes.
The D7 exemption allows you to burn plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air.
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
How regulators determine fit and proper person status when you apply for approval as a compliance scheme or accreditation as a reprocessor or exporter.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
The T28 exemption allows pharmacies and similar places to denature controlled drugs to comply with Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
Guidance for waste collectors on household recycling requirements in England, which change on 31 March 2026.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
How to apply to be an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for ELVs, comply with ELV regulations and meet recycling targets.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer chemical waste.
Rules to follow if you put batteries, including batteries in vehicles or appliances, on the UK market for the first time.
If you put EEE on the UK market you must follow rules on both the EEE you sell and the EEE that becomes waste (WEEE).
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
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