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Guidance from 31 March 2025 (or 31 March 2027 for micro-firms) for waste collectors and workplaces on separating dry recyclables, food waste and black bin waste.
Importers and import agents need to use IPAFFS to notify authorities about imports to Great Britain.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Where you’ll find clean air zones, how to check if you’ll need to pay a charge and create a business account, and what support or exemptions are available.
The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.
Guidance for businesses preparing for the ban on the sale and supply of single-use vapes from 1 June 2025.
Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.
How councils deal with complaints about noise at night, intruder alarms, construction noise and loudspeakers in the street.
Guidance for landlords of domestic private rented property on how to comply with the 2018 ‘Minimum Level of Energy Efficiency’ standard (EPC band E).
How to register if you keep up to 49 birds, including any you keep as pets.
How to access the Environment Agency's public registers of environmental information.
Use Sam to submit TB test results online if you are an Official Veterinarian (OV) or Approved TB Tester (ATT).
Tools and guides for measuring the biodiversity value of habitat for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
The rules you must follow if you own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales.
Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
Planning practice guidance on biodiversity net gain. Biodiversity net gain is a way of creating and improving biodiversity by requiring development to have a positive impact (‘net gain’) on biodiversity.
A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Find out when you are permitted to cut and trim hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.
Funding for local authorities to deliver energy performance and low carbon heating upgrades to low-income homes in England.
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