News DRS regulations pass in Parliament after supermarket pushback 22nd January 2025 Circular Economy / Deposit Return Scheme / Recycling News pEPR scheme administrator PackUK officially launches 21st January 2025 Extended Producer Responsibility / local authorities / Recycling News Supermarket bosses ask Defra for DRS delay 21st January 2025 British Retail Consortium / Defra / Deposit Return Scheme News Single-use vape suppliers could face 2-years in prison after ban 21st January 2025 disposable vapes / Single-Use / WEEE News New pEPR scheme administrator PackUK announced 17th January 2025 Extended Producer Responsibility / packaging / PackUK News Chief regulator calls for Environment Agency to have “more teeth” 17th January 2025 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News CIWM report identifies fiscal measures to incentivise more circular UK economy 14th January 2025 Circular Economy / CIWM / Resource Futures Insight How greenwashing regulations will change in 2025 7th January 2025 Advertising Standards Authority / greenwashing / regulation News Government announces £15 million food redistribution fund 6th January 2025 Defra / food redistribution / Food Waste News Defra announces stricter standards for new waste incinerators 2nd January 2025 Defra / energy from waste / Waste Incineration Briefing Paper CIWM Member Briefing Note: Government Announcement – Circular Economy Taskforce 19th December 2024 Circular Economy Task Force / CIWM / Defra News Government announces Circular Economy Taskforce members 19th December 2024 Circular Economy Task Force / CIWM / Defra News Farmer recieves suspended sentence for spreading contaminated compost 19th December 2024 compost / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News 32% of local authorities are aware of upcoming ETS expansion 18th December 2024 Emissions Trading Scheme / energy from waste / local authorities News 8.2 million vapes thrown away or recycled incorrectly every week 17th December 2024 disposable vapes / Material Focus / Single-Use News Three men fined a 5-figure sum for operating an illegal waste site 13th December 2024 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Scottish Government approves “first-of-its-kind” tyre recycling plant 12th December 2024 hydrogen / Recycling / Tyre Recycling Feature The 10 biggest waste management news stories of 2024 11th December 2024 CIWM / Defra / Waste Crime First 1 2 … 18 19 20 … 103 104 Last