According to HM Treasury, the standard rate of disposing waste in landfill will increase to £126.15 from April 2025, up by £22.45 from 2024’s rate of £103.70. The lower rate of landfill tax (for inert waste such as construction rubble) will also rise from £3.30 to £4.05, representing a 22.7 per cent increase.
Waste and recycling firms are being urged to check whether they are meeting their legal duties for storing and processing waste wood under RPS 291 as the Environment Agency starts to actively check compliance.
The UK will establish the world’s first United Nations-backed International Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management in the Circular Economy, Resources Minister Robbie Moore announced today (Tuesday 27 February).
Fees from the extended producer responsibility scheme should be directed to improving the UK’s recycling infrastructure, according to a manifesto published this week by the UK Food and Drink Federation.
Office for Environmental Protection report for Parliament says Government needs to focus on resource efficiency and is currently likely to miss key targets
Government plans secondary legislation to ensure parity for online retailers, with a particular focus on improving management of small WEEE and disposable vapes
Updated ‘Mapping the Politics of Waste’ report analyses how factors such as devolution, an impending General Election, and differences in attitude to the environment between Labour and the Conservatives are impacting the industry.
The Government’s announced increase to the packaging levy in line with inflation has been criticised for not going far enough in disincentivising the use of raw materials.
Government reviewing draft Producer Responsibility Obligations to exclude fees for material recovered and recycled within a producers’ business operations
Campaign group Feedback has filed for a judicial review over the UK Government’s decision to abandon proposed plans to implement reporting requirements for businesses to address food waste