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Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
Apply online for a CPH number for land or buildings you'll use to keep livestock, including those kept as pets, in England.
Find out if your council collects recycling, how to recycle household waste such as mobile phones, computers, packaging and green waste
Use this certificate to bring your pet dog, cat or ferret, or assistance dog, to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
Form for a duty of care waste transfer note for moving waste.
How to meet the general binding rules or apply for a permit if you have a septic tank or treatment plant - fees, application forms and exceptions
How to deal with hazardous waste from your business in England - your duties, licences and registration, storage, collection and transport.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
Register or license a boat for use on the UK's inland waterways or at sea - which authority to register with, the UK Ship Register and Small Ships Register, penalties and fines
You must fill in this form to confirm that you won't sell or transfer the pet dog, cat, ferret or assistance dog to a new owner in the UK.
Check what safety requirements and insurance are needed to use a boat on UK rivers, canals, or at sea - boat safety certificates, safety regulations and equipment, disposing of old flares
Bring your pet to Great Britain - microchipping, pet passports, vaccinations
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
If you find a stray dog and cannot contact the owner, you must report it to the council
Report litter to your local council
You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information
Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
Register your home or business in England, Scotland or Wales to receive flood warnings and find out how to check flood risk in Northern Ireland
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