Up-to-date regulations and information on waste (eg packaging) and resources (eg compost and sewage) for farmers and land managers can be found by using this link to the Farming;Waste and Resources section of the Defra website http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/waste/index.htm
The Environment Agency issued a press release on 28 November 2005 containing advice to farmers about the new rules which will come into effect early next year.
EA Press Release about waste  (105kb)
The EA have also issued documents on the New rules for agricultural waste:
New rules for agricultural waste (69kb) (Dec 05)
Stop tipping, stop burning leaflet
(35kb)
(Feb 06)
The Pesticide Safety Directorate (PSD) have produced five short, separate leaflets to help growers read important advice and guidance from the code of practice but without having to go all the way through it. These leaflets do not replace the code of practice but might be easier for some of you to print off and have at hand. They can be found at http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/safe_use.asp?id=1934You can download the PSD leaflet, "Disposing of pesticide waste from farms and smallholdings" here: PSD Waste Management and Disposal (949kb)
The members of the ARF held a workshop in entitled:
ARF Organic Wastes Conference - Summary of perceived gaps in scientific knowledge and need for better communication. A summary of this can be seen here. Further meetings have been held amongst the Levy Board members of ARF and a joint response to the EA's Draft waste management regulations was made on 16 March 2005, and can been seen here . | 
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