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Green Alliance calls for ‘Right to Repair’ broken electrical equipment

Policy interventions are needed to incentivise device donation, with more reusable devices being discarded instead of donated

Defra issues guidance for retailers ahead of June single-use vape ban

New government document outlines compliance requirements and penalties for businesses selling disposable vapes

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Marking 50 years since the first Control of Pollution Act 1974

Career consultant, Visiting Professor at Imperial College London and CIWM Past President, David C. Wilson, considers the evolution of waste and resource management and reflects on future priorities

Final phase of recycling scheme rolled out across Cardiff

PackUK launches as pEPR Administrator

Appliance technician working on a front load washing machine in a laundry room

EU study sets out reparability scores for electronics and household appliances

Defra issues guidance for retailers ahead of June single-use vape ban

New government document outlines compliance requirements and penalties for businesses selling disposable vapes

Feature

Marking 50 years since the first Control of Pollution Act 1974

Career consultant, Visiting Professor at Imperial College London and CIWM Past President, David C. Wilson, considers the evolution of waste and resource management and reflects on future priorities

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Bethan Jones, Director of Resource Futures

In 2025 collaboration is more important than ever

Bethan Jones, Director at Resource Futures, calls for greater collaboration in the waste and resources sector to drive reuse, repair and recycling initiatives

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The first step toward business compliance amidst the ESPR’s DPP mandate: The data minefield

Lars Rensing, CEO of Protokol, explores the measures businesses can take to prepare for compliance with ESPR’s Digital Product Passport (PPD) mandate

Preparing for Simpler Recycling legislation

David Gudgeon, Head of External Affairs at Reconomy, outlines the current limits and future opportunities to push UK recycling towards a circular system

The future of plastic pollution is in businesses’ hands

Businesses must take initiative on plastic pollution following limited progress at UN treaty negotiations

Marking 50 years since the first Control of Pollution Act 1974

Career consultant, Visiting Professor at Imperial College London and CIWM Past President, David C. Wilson, considers the evolution of waste and resource management and reflects on future priorities

PFAS cleanup could cost Europe up to €2 Trillion

Le Monde reveals that widespread PFAS contamination could result in staggering economic costs, compounding the environmental and health burdens of plastic pollution