News: April 2025

Island of Krk, Croatia
European cities become ‘part of the solution’ in waste prevention
By
Beth Jones
| 30 April 2025 |
Zero Waste Europe report highlights growing adoption of zero waste strategies, with over 86 municipalities focusing on prevention, reuse and repair initiatives over recycling
Waste cowboy fly-tipping in rural area
‘Waste cowboys’ targeted in new Government fly-tipping reforms
By
Beth Jones
| 30 April 2025 |
Review of waste crime legislation looks to remove regulatory barriers preventing councils from seizing and crushing vehicles used in illegal dumpings
Apple iPhone being repaired
New data-led approach shows how electronics reuse cuts emissions
By
Beth Jones
| 29 April 2025 |
Methodology produced by consortium working with German telecoms industry operators including Vodafone, highlights real world impact of reusing smartphones and laptops
WasteAid, The Gambia
WasteAid secures £237K for African waste management programmes
By
Beth Jones
| 29 April 2025 |
UK charity partners with Veralto to improve conditions for informal waste collections and reduce plastic pollution in The Gambia and South Africa
Cardboard packaging with RFID tag
PackUK eases 'red' and 'amber' ratings for Recyclability Assessment Methodology
By
Beth Jones
| 29 April 2025 |
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
By Resource |
28 April 2025 |
New research reveals £500 million potential economic gain from better supporting domestic bio-based manufacturing
Scene at a Household Waste Recycling Centre where three people look at the camera next to a newly unveiled compartment for recycling used coffee pods
Coffee pod recycling service reaches 200 local authority sites
By Resource |
28 April 2025 |
Three in ten UK households now have access to pod recycling points at waste and recycling centres
Firefighter extinguishing a fire in the back of a refuse collection vehicle
ESA calls for universal kerbside collection of batteries and electricals
By
Charles Newman
| 28 April 2025 |
Research shows mandatory collections could prevent 85 per cent of waste fires and save £6bn over a decade
Two people sorting usable food at a foodbank in Hackney
North London community fund awards £168,111 to waste prevention projects
By Resource |
25 April 2025 |
20 organisations receive grants to tackle waste streams through grassroots initiatives across seven boroughs
Aeriel shot of an energy-from-waste facility in London
Councils expect meeting ETS tax on incineration will hit services
By
Charles Newman
| 25 April 2025 |
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