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Defra wants your views on a plan to ban the supply of single-use plastic items and polystyrene food and drink containers.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
We want your views on the draft plans to help shape the management of the water environment. They will help us update the current river basin management plans.
How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together in devolved policy areas covering resources and waste.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Contractual documents and supporting information for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
We are seeking views on our proposed reforms to the packaging waste recycling note (PRN) and packaging waste export recycling note (PERN) system.
These reports set out what progress has been made on the actions identified in the government’s litter strategy published in 2017.
We want your comments on options for changes to the attendance requirements for technically competent managers, on rules associated with the attendance requirements and implementation timescales.
Seeking views on a proposal from WEEE Scheme Forum (WSF) to continue operation of the existing PBS with some detailed modifications.
We want your comments on our proposed guidance for appropriate measures for permitted facilities that take chemical waste.
The Environment Agency is consulting on new guidance about appropriate measures for permitted facilities that take non-hazardous and inert waste for treatment or transfer.
We want your comments on our proposed guidance for appropriate measures for permitted facilities that take healthcare waste.
We want your comments on proposed new guidance for appropriate measures for permitted facilities that transfer or treat waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) including waste cooling equipment (WCE).
We want your views on whether the proposed standard rules permits, fire prevention plans and generic risk assessments are appropriate to manage the risks of the permitted activities.
Seeking views on our plans to introduce an Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for packaging.
The NDA Draft Business Plan sets out key activities and expected progress for all 17 of the NDA’s nuclear sites over the next 3 years.
Seeking views on whether we should set a compliance fee for 2021. We also want your views on 2 proposals for managing this year’s fee.
CoRWM has set out its response to selected consultation questions in the Green Paper, Towards fusion energy, that are relevant to its remit.
How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on radioactive substances policy.
We propose to apply EPR charges and abstraction charges to the Isles of Scilly and amend EPR charges to include fusion activities in nuclear regulation.
CoRWM's preliminary position on the implications for decommissioning, radioactive waste management, and radioactive waste disposal associated with fusion energy.
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