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First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This report addresses the issues where there was less consensus among consultees.
**This consultation has now closed. **The Government would like to thank respondents to this consultation for the evidence they provided to …
This document is the UK strategy for the management of solid LLW arising from the non-nuclear industry, and is primarily aimed at non-nuclear…
Defra and the Welsh Government sought views on amendments we are proposing to The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 ("the Regulations").
This document contains the following information: National policy statement for waste water: a framework document for planning decisions on nationally significant waste water infrastructure.
This consultation sought views on proposed amendments to Section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which sets out the penalties which local authorities may apply to householders who present their waste incorrectly.
Defra consulted on a proposed amendment to the UK Plan for Shipments of Waste ("the UK Plan") to allow the export of contaminated sediments from the River Tyne for disposal.
Chart showing the timeline for Plutonium management in the UK.
The Nitrates Directive is intended to reduce water pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.
Recovery and recycling targets for packaging waste for 2013-2017
Interim Government response to Dr Mike Weightman’s final report on Fukushima (Dec 2011)
Poorly targeted advertising mail is irritating to householders, is a waste of businesses’ money and is environmentally unsustainable.
Outlines policy options, including alternatives to regulation, for dealing with issue of security for new nuclear power stations.
The letter the Chief Nuclear Inspector sent to Chris Huhne alongside his final report on Fukushima.
The Ministry of Defence's high level approach for managing the nuclear liabilities.
This document contains the following information: Draft national policy statement for hazardous waste.
This consultation sought views on how potential sites for geological disposal of higher activity waste will be identified and assessed during…
Reports the revised Habitats Regulations Assessment (including Appropriate Assessment) and takes into account the changes to the draft Nuclear…
The objective of this deal is to build on this progress and improve further the management of waste as a resource in the economy.
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