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Environment Agency officers checking shipping container that has recycling materials for export
Further arrests made in packaging export note fraud investigation
By Resource |
9 May 2025 |
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Environment Agency and Metropolitan Police detain two men for unlawfully selling fictitious recycling export documentation
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England’s residual waste fell by over 1M tonnes in 2023
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Beth Jones
| 8 May 2025 |
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Latest Defra statistics show 58.7 million tonnes of residual waste was generated in 2023, with reduction rates falling short of 2028 interim targets
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Government appoints operator to run DRS schemes
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Beth Jones
| 6 May 2025 |
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Deposit Management Organisation to manage producer registration, container collection and financial systems across England, Scotland and N. Ireland
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PackUK eases 'red' and 'amber' ratings for Recyclability Assessment Methodology
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Beth Jones
| 29 April 2025 |
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New exemptions for all DRS-covered containers included in RAM update, following simplification sprint with stakeholders
Holiferm's biosurfactant plant in Wallasey, which uses a patented fermentation technology to produce 1650 tonnes per year
UK at risk of losing bio-based innovation as scale-ups move abroad
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28 April 2025 |
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New research reveals £500 million potential economic gain from better supporting domestic bio-based manufacturing
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Coffee pod recycling service reaches 200 local authority sites
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28 April 2025 |
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Three in ten UK households now have access to pod recycling points at waste and recycling centres
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ESA calls for universal kerbside collection of batteries and electricals
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Charles Newman
| 28 April 2025 |
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Research shows mandatory collections could prevent 85 per cent of waste fires and save £6bn over a decade
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Councils expect meeting ETS tax on incineration will hit services
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Charles Newman
| 25 April 2025 |
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LGA survey finds majority of local authorities anticipate reduction in other waste services once obligations to meet cost of UK Emissions Trading Scheme start in 2028 
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ZWE call for full pricing of resource use in EU Circular Economy Act
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Charles Newman
| 23 April 2025 |
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Environmental NGO urges policymakers to introduce resource taxes and personal carbon allowances ahead of planned EC consultation
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Recycling business CIRQLR reaches £150m turnover after eighth acquisition
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23 April 2025 |
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Group led by former CEO of Suez UK reports 600,000 tonnes annual material handling capacity across 19 facilities in eastern England
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AI app rewards paper cup recycling in Cardiff trial
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22 April 2025 |
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National Cup Recycling Scheme trial rewards consumers for returning cups using vision-based artificial intelligence
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Altilium begins construction of UK's first at-scale EV battery recycling and refining plant
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Charles Newman
| 17 April 2025 |
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The clean technology group's Plymouth facility will process materials from 24,000 electric vehicles annually
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Haringey issues over £1.3 million in fly-tipping and littering fines
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Beth Jones
| 16 April 2025 |
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At least 17 boroughs are increasing fines to £1,000 following the rise of illegal waste dumping in London
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Trade bodies call for stronger recycled content targets in EU vehicle legislation
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Charles Newman
| 15 April 2025 |
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EuRIC and FEAD call for transparency and full-cost recovery in forthcoming End-of-Life Vehicle Regulations following auto manufacturers' €458 million cartel fine
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WRAP publishes new carbon metric
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Beth Jones
| 10 April 2025 |
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CarbonWARM tool expands coverage to incorporate new waste streams, including WEEE, batteries, sanitary waste, and incinerator bottom ash
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Defra opens consultation on waste permit reforms
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Beth Jones
| 8 April 2025 |
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UK and Welsh Governments launch joint review to close loopholes exploited by illegal waste fraud, following Corry Review
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eTEEP tool to help councils comply with Simpler Recycling regulations
By Resource |
1 April 2025 |
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WRAP launches web-service to evaluate whether local authorities can continue collecting paper and card recycling with other materials.
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Flying bin drones begin waste collection trial in Milton Keynes
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Sirius Journalis
| 1 April 2025 |
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Cranfield University engineers test airborne collection system allowing households to summon bin service via smartphone app
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New workplace recycling rules come into force across England
By Resource |
31 March 2025 |
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Businesses with 10 or more employees must now separate recyclables and food waste under Simpler Recycling legislation
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Steve Reed announces plans to end UK ‘throwaway society’
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Beth Jones
| 27 March 2025 |
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Circular Economy Taskforce to prioritise textiles, transport, construction, agri-food and chemicals and plastics sectors
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