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UK Houses of Parliament
UK Central Government
CCC 2022 progress report: ‘Current programmes will not deliver Net Zero’

Today (29 June), the independent Climate Change Committee has released a progress report claiming there are major failures in the UK Government’s attempts to achieve Net Zero.


waste collection
UK Local Authority
Cornwall Council to consider extra funding for £62m waste programme

Amidst rising costs across the country, the council says, the project requires more capital

EfW
Europe
ZWE welcomes plans to include incinerators in ETS

The European Parliament has approved the facilities’ inclusion from 2026 onward

Hartcliffe Way RRC
£7m Bristol Reuse and Recycling Centre opens its doors
By
Resource
| 21 June 2022 |
The site includes the largest reuse shop in the region, as well as a ‘bug hotel’ to help rewild the surrounding area
HWRC
LARAC: Defra claims in DIY waste consultation are ‘misleading’
By
Emma Love
| 21 June 2022 |
In a statement, the organisation said that removing charges for household DIY wastes will see taxpayers absorb the costs
Scotland flag
Scottish incineration review: All recommendations approved
By
Emma Love
| 17 June 2022 |
Until a new national planning policy is approved, local authorities will be given a notification direction
Food waste
Defra begins consultation on food business waste reporting
By
Amelia Kelly
| 14 June 2022 |
The consultation seeks news from food businesses and food waste-focused NGOs in particular
Jo Churchill
Minister reaffirms Defra's goal of recycling consistency in CIWM keynote
By
Resource
| 14 June 2022 |
The MP emphasised Defra’s desire to ‘make recycling easier’ across England
Say No protestors
Anti-incineration group welcomes Scottish review findings
By
Emma Love
| 27 May 2022 |
Say No said that the report was ‘music to their ears’, with findings cautioning the approval of the Killoch incinerator
European Commission
European Commission to consult on Waste Framework revision
By
Emma Love
| 25 May 2022 |
The consultation will focus on the setting of food waste reduction targets, amongst other issues
Compostable bag
Defra avoiding ‘meaningful scientific discussion’ on compostables, says BBIA
By
Emma Love
| 20 May 2022 |
In a letter to Minister Jo Churchill, the association criticised the exclusion of compostable products from new recycling legislation
Food waste caddie
Surrey food waste campaign asks residents to ‘own their impact’
By
Emma Love
| 20 May 2022 |
The initiative follows several successful intervention trials, one yielding a 61.9 per cent increase in food waste caddies out for collection
Flexible plastics and film
Industry-led consortium announces flexibles collection and recycling pilot
By
Emma Love
| 19 May 2022 |
The project aims to understand how the material can be incorporated into services across different geographies and demographics
Wales flag
Wales leads on 2020 UK waste statistics
By
Emma Love
| 12 May 2022 |
England, Scotland and Northern Ireland all failed to meet the 50 per cent target
Incinerator
Scottish Government publishes independent review of waste incineration
By
Amelia Kelly
| 12 May 2022 |
The review explores whether the country’s residual waste lines up with its carbon reduction ambitions
EU parliament
MEPs push for reduction of harmful chemicals in waste
By
Emma Love
| 5 May 2022 |
The European Parliament has adopted its negotiation position for new rules on POPs, calling for stricter limits
Incinerator
XR Zero Waste criticises finance proposal for Edmonton EfW facility
By
Resource
| 21 April 2022 |
Recent analysis makes case that the facility is ‘not a low-carbon project’
Illegal dumping
Government announces funding to tackle fly-tipping
By
Amelia Kelly
| 12 April 2022 |
£450,000 will be granted to support multiple preventative projects across the UK
HWRC
Government proposes end to DIY waste charges
By
Emma Love
| 11 April 2022 |
LARAC has warned that this moves away from the polluter pays principle, shifting costs to the taxpayer
Incinerator
IPCC report calls for critical climate action to achieve 1.5C
By
Emma Love
| 6 April 2022 |
The body says that ‘all sectors’ have options to ‘at least halve emissions by 2030’
Plastic packaging
Plastic Packaging Tax comes into force
By
Emma Love
| 1 April 2022 |
A £200 per tonne levy will be placed on packaging including less than 30 per cent recycled content
Packaging
Industry reacts to EPR consultation response
By
Emma Love
| 29 March 2022 |
Featuring CIWM, The Recycling Association, ESA, Ecosurety and LARAC
UK houses of Parliament
Defra publishes response to EPR consultation
By
Emma Love
| 28 March 2022 |
Implementation of the system has been pushed back to 2024