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  • How the draft river basin management plans have been updated and a summary of the programmes of measures.

  • Environment Agency's plan on how they are engaging with the public and stakeholders on the environmental permitting of Sizewell C.

  • NNB Generation Company (SZC) Limited applied for 3 environmental permits to operate Sizewell C. We want your views on our proposed decision and draft permits.

  • Seeking views on if we should set a Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) compliance fee for 2022 and how this should be managed.

    First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government

  • HMRC’s screening equality impact assessment of the Plastic Packaging Tax.

  • Seeking views on our plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Defra is asking for evidence to help determine future single-use plastic policy.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • 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.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • 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.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • 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.