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Find out if you need to pay to drive in a clean air zone and check your vehicle meets emission standards.
Check your council's website to find out when your rubbish will be collected
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
These rules apply if you’re bringing pet dogs, cats or ferrets into Great…
You can only use certain travel routes and companies to enter Great…
You must get your pet microchipped before, or at the same time as, their…
You must get your dog, cat or ferret vaccinated against rabies before it…
Your pet only needs a rabies blood test if you’re travelling from a…
A vet must treat your dog for tapeworm every time you want to bring it to…
The document you need to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret into Great…
If you’re travelling from the EU or a country that issues pet passports,…
Your pet can enter Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) with an…
You can enter Great Britain with a Great Britain pet health certificate…
How and when you must register as a bird keeper (including for any birds you keep as pets).
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.
In smoke control areas you can only use certain types of fuel or exempt appliances - find out if you live in one and what you can burn
Register or renew registration with the Environment Agency to transport, buy, sell or broker waste.
The rules about having garden bonfires, burning domestic waste, complaining about a neighbour's bonfire, fines
How to bring goods into the UK from any country, including how much tax and duty you’ll need to pay and whether you need to get a licence or certificate.
Check your council's website to report a missed bin collection
Apply online for a CPH number for land or buildings you'll use to keep livestock, including those kept as pets, in England.
Arrange for a collection of clinical waste - for items like used syringes, drugs, pharmaceuticals and surgical waste
How to get your dog or cat fitted with a microchip: when to get it done, who can do it, how to update your details, what to do when getting a dog or cat
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
Find out how to get a recycling bin from your local council
How to move goods from the UK to international destinations, including any special rules you’ll need to follow to move your goods from the UK.
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste or rubbish - report it to the local council or to Crimestoppers
Find out if your council collects recycling, how to recycle household waste such as mobile phones, computers, packaging and green waste
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