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Defra has indicated that plans are still in place to introduce Consistency in Recycling in England – under the new name 'Simpler Recycling'. Though doubts about the timeline for this remain, Therese Coffey has said that the system will be 'outlined shortly'. 

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Defra publishes collection of guidance on extended producer responsibility

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Tim Gent, Managing Director of glass recycling company Recresco, on why the inclusion of glass in a UK-wide deposit return scheme should be 'vehemently avoided’

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UK to become world’s biggest e-waste contributor by 2024
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Josh Templeman
| 24 August 2023 |
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Several studies have estimated the UK will overtake Norway to become the largest e-waste contributor by the year 2024
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Government releases ‘belated’ Biomass Strategy
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11 August 2023 |
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The Strategy defines the role of biomass in achieving net zero and other government sustainability goals
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England’s falling material footprint linked to socioeconomics rather than circularity
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Josh Templeman
| 9 August 2023 |
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The material footprint figure in England now sits at 783 million tonnes
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Defra shares EPR example file for packaging data
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| 8 August 2023 |
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The file reveals how packaging data must be structured by organisations affected by the incoming EPR reforms
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Summarising Defra's waste prevention policy paper
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31 July 2023 |
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Last Friday, Defra released a policy paper outlining the progress Government is making in its aim to prevent waste in England, here's a summary of what it contained 
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Savannah Coombe
| 26 July 2023 |
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Extended producer responsibility (EPR) fees will be delayed to October 2025
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Waste reforms branded ‘unachievable’ by government report
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| 25 July 2023 |
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Gov consulting on mass balance approach for Plastic Packaging Tax
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| 19 July 2023 |
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HMRC believes the approach could channel investment into chemical recycling
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Almost a fifth of all waste in England is illegally managed
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| 6 July 2023 |
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The figure accounts for approximately 34 million tonnes of waste across England annually, enough to fill up to an estimated 4 million skips
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UK ETS to include EfW and incineration from 2028
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Charles Newman
| 4 July 2023 |
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Shift in policy will potentially encourage long-term investment in alternatives to existing residual treatment infrastructure
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Savannah Coombe
| 30 June 2023 |
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Damning NAO report highlights Government’s lack of meaningful progress since publishing Resources and Waste Strategy
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Novelis receives Gov funding to trial hydrogen in recycling furnaces
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Savannah Coombe
| 29 June 2023 |
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The trial comes as part of the UK Government's announcement of £82.9 million to help businesses tackle carbon emissions
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CCC Report advises pace over perfection
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Savannah Coombe
| 28 June 2023 |
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The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has released its 2023 Progress Report to Parliament
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Scottish deposit return scheme delayed: A complete timeline
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Savannah Coombe
| 12 June 2023 |
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Resource unpacks the timeline of events that led to the delay of the Scottish deposit return scheme (DRS)
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Scottish deposit return scheme delayed until October 2025
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Savannah Coombe
| 7 June 2023 |
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Scotland has delayed the start of its deposit return scheme (DRS) until October 2025 to start in line with the schemes in the rest of the UK 
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Lorna Slater: Scottish deposit return scheme ‘cannot go ahead as planned’
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| 7 June 2023 |
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Scotland’s Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity made the announcement to MSPs after Westminster ruled glass out of its deposit return scheme (DRS)
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Defra releases new guidance on upcoming single-use plastic ban
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| 24 May 2023 |
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The ban will come into effect on 1 October 2023 
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What’s happening with ‘Persistent Organic Pollutants’ (aka POPs)?
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| 24 May 2023 |
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Resource looks at the background of the POPs restrictions and legislation
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After Brexit: Government to revoke three EU waste laws
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16 May 2023 |
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The announcement comes as part of a wider revocation of 600 retained EU laws across UK legislation 
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MP fears EPR will disincentivise closed-loop investments
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Savannah Coombe
| 5 May 2023 |
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On 3 May, Labour’s Dame Nia Griffith raised an issue with the potential ‘unintended consequences’ of the planned Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging
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