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UK plastic packaging tax undermined by fraudulent recycled content claims

Fraudulent recycled content claims on imported plastic packaging are undermining the UK's Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) and threatening the survival of domestic recycling operations, according to a new report from RECOUP, the UK’s plastics recycling charity.

Surgical gloves being discarded

NHS shift from single-use plastics to bio-based products could unlock £120 million market

Research identifies opportunity to expand the UK bioeconomy through sustainable public purchasing

Whole used tyres for recycling

TRA warns domestic tyre processors could follow plastics industry into crisis

Industry body warns of similar fate to plastics sector amid market pressures and regulatory failures

Waste cowboy fly-tipping in rural area

‘Waste cowboys’ targeted in new Government fly-tipping reforms

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| 30 April 2025 |

Review of waste crime legislation looks to remove regulatory barriers preventing councils from seizing and crushing vehicles used in illegal dumpings

Cardboard packaging with RFID tag

PackUK eases 'red' and 'amber' ratings for Recyclability Assessment Methodology

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| 29 April 2025 |

New exemptions for all DRS-covered containers included in RAM update, following simplification sprint with stakeholders

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ESA calls for universal kerbside collection of batteries and electricals

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| 28 April 2025 |

Research shows mandatory collections could prevent 85 per cent of waste fires and save £6bn over a decade

Global Deposit Dashboard, Reloop

Deposit return schemes reach over 350 million people worldwide

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| 10 April 2025 |

Reloop launches Global Deposit Dashboard tracking global legislation, as the UK prepares for nationwide implementation by 2027

Plastic pellets

EAC launches inquiry into impact of ‘forever chemicals’

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| 10 April 2025 |

The investigation will examine risks to humans and environment from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) found in everyday products

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Defra opens consultation on waste permit reforms

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| 8 April 2025 |

UK and Welsh Governments launch joint review to close loopholes exploited by illegal waste fraud, following Corry Review

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Environment Agency to review its approach to waste tyre exports

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| 1 April 2025 |

Following the release of the BBC’s File on 4 ‘Tyre Scandal’ and legal campaign from Fighting Dirty, the government body will take three months to investigate UK tyre shipments to India

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England’s household recycling rate rises to 44 per cent

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| 27 March 2025 |

Latest figures for 2023/24 reverses recent decline, but still remains below pre-pandemic levels

Defra Secretary of State Steve Reed

Steve Reed announces plans to end UK ‘throwaway society’

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| 27 March 2025 |

Circular Economy Taskforce to prioritise textiles, transport, construction, agri-food and chemicals and plastics sectors

Celtic Renewables’ biorefinery

Fragmented policy hinders UK bioeconomy’s potential to generate £204B in revenue

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| 26 March 2025 |

BB-REG-NET report highlights how conflicting governmental perspectives limit development of sustainable bio-based materials sector

End-of-life tyres (Paul McIlroy / Used tyres / CC BY-SA 2.0)

BBC Investigation: Millions of end-of-life tyres exported to illegal pyrolysis facilities

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| 26 March 2025 |

The BBC ‘File on 4’ investigation finds UK tyres fuelling toxic pollution in unlicensed processing plants, prompting industry calls for immediate regulation

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AD plants ‘at serious risk of closing down’ as subsidies phased out

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| 25 March 2025 |

ADBA warns more smaller plants may close, despite the sector providing significant amount of UK’s renewable energy

UK shipping port

Environment Agency makes arrests for £747,000 recycling credit fraud

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| 13 March 2025 |

A 45-year-old and 43-year-old have been released on bail as part of ongoing investigation into illegal recycling export paperwork scheme

Simon Stringer, Managing Director of Scotpak

Small or large producers?

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Simon Stringer, Managing Director of Scotpak

| 11 March 2025 |

Simon Stringer, Managing Director of Scotpak, offers alternative reporting model for small retailers that face administrative challenges under pEPR

Pile of waste tyres

Tyre recyclers calls for immediate end of T8 exemptions

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| 4 March 2025 |

TRA criticises government inaction on delayed waste regulations, despite Scotland already removing the contentious loopholes in 2018

Graeme Milne, Chief Executive of REPIC

Balancing Act: Opinion on UK waste electricals response

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Graeme Milne, Chief Executive of REPIC

| 4 March 2025 |

Graeme Milne, Chief Executive of REPIC, shares views on Defra’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment consultation response

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Four nations jointly issue requirements for PackUK’s implementation strategy

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| 27 February 2025 |

Joint policy statement details check list of scheme administrator duties, with June 2025 deadlines set for key governance documents

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Seventh Carbon Budget proposes UK target of 68 per cent recycling rate by 2035

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26 February 2025 |

Committee for Climate Change also says EfW must be included in Emissions Trading Scheme and face mandatory carbon capture requirements

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Government urged to prioritise reuse sector in Circular Economy Strategy

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| 20 February 2025 |

Reuse Network report calls for removal of regulatory barriers and increased support for reuse charities through credit schemes, regional hubs, and new partnerships

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Government outlines next steps for landfill waste reduction

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| 13 February 2025 |

Results of Defra consultation show industry backing for coordinated approach to reduce biodegradable waste in landfill, with focus on developing treatment infrastructure

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