News Material Focus announces recipients of Circular Electricals Fund 16th February 2026 Material Focus / wee / WEEE News New Chair of UN Global Plastic Treaty negotiations elected 12th February 2026 Global plastic treaty / plastic / Plastic Pollution News Clearance of 20,000 tonne illegal waste site in Kidlington delayed 10th February 2026 Defra / Kidlington / Waste Crime News Circular Economy Institute launches CEI Professional Membership 10th February 2026 Circular Economy / Circular Economy Institute / green skills Opinion What a Reform Government could mean for waste and resource policy 9th February 2026 Defra / net zero / Recycling News Waste sector emissions fall by 4% 9th February 2026 energy from waste / Greenhouse Emissions / net zero News Environment Agency shuts down two illegal waste sites 9th February 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Firm fined £600,000 for illegally storing waste including animal blood 6th February 2026 Environment Agency / Liquid waste / Waste Crime News UK metals recycling’s operational emissions could fall 93% by 2050 5th February 2026 British Metals Recycling Association / Circular Economy / Greenhouse Emissions News Waste crime inquiry chair ‘astounded’ waste site on King’s estate has not been cleared 4th February 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Dynamic digital passports enable real-time tracking of perishable goods, research shows 4th February 2026 Digital product passports / EU / Food Waste News Study finds Global Plastics Treaty risks failure without reform 3rd February 2026 packaging / plastic / UN Plastic Treaty News Defra announces plan to tackle forever chemicals 3rd February 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Forever chemicals News News in brief | CIWM Commercial Partner Updates 30 January 30th January 2026 artificial intelligence / collection services News Three arrested over 20,000 tonne Kidlington waste dump 30th January 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News King’s estate denies responsibility for clearing large-scale illegal waste site 29th January 2026 Environment Agency / local authorities / Waste Crime News Suspended sentence for waste operator who ‘blatantly ignored’ bankruptcy restrictions 28th January 2026 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News EU could cut bio-waste by introducing EPR for food products, report shows 28th January 2026 Europe / Food Waste / Zero Waste Europe First 1 2 … 7 8 9 … 229 230 Last