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This document contains actions and commitments which together set a clear direction towards a zero waste economy.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This paper sets out the key principles for public policy interventions in waste.
These actions will form the implementation plan for waste policies in this Waste Review and for the rest of this Parliament.
Action plan to further improve the social and environmental impacts of windows.
Action plan to further improve the social and environmental impacts of plasterboard.
Progress on improving the sustainability of clothing across its lifecycle.
The Radioactive Substances Exemption Order 2010: statutory instruments
This consultation concerned the long-term management of the UK’s stock of separated civil plutonium. In his Annual Energy Statement to Parliament…
This consultation followed the publication in February 2008 of the consultation on funded decommissioning programme guidance for new nuclear…
This draft strategy fulfils the first part of the Government’s commitment to produce a UK-wide strategy for the management of solid low level…
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 the Government’s proposals to include nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from nitric acid production into Phase…
This consultation follows the publication of the consultation on a methodology to determine a fixed unit price for waste disposal and updated…
The consultation sought views on a set of draft regulations including a draft order (Designated technical Matters). The Order and the regulations…
First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government
On 25 March 2010, the Government published this consultation on a methodology to determine a fixed unit price for waste disposal and updated…
This document contains the following information: Managing radioactive waste safely: a framework for implementing geological disposal
A white paper issued in June 2008 by Defra, BERR and the devolved administrations for Wales and Northern Ireland.
This document contains the following information: Waste strategy for England 2007
First published during the 1997 to 2007 Blair Labour government
Statement of the UK Government and devolved administrations’ policy on the decommissioning of nuclear facilities.
The conclusions of the government's 1994 review of radioactive waste management policy.
First published during the 1990 to 1997 Major Conservative government
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