News “Simpler recycling” unlikely to boost recycling rates, NLWA says 29th November 2023 Deposit Return Scheme / NLWA / Recycling Rates News 53% of people in the UK support an outright ban on waste exports 28th November 2023 energy from waste / Waste Crime / Waste Exports News ESA calls for Plastic Packaging Tax to be raised 24th November 2023 Autumn Statement / Environmental Services Association / Plastic Packaging Tax News EU packaging vote labelled “missed opportunity” 23rd November 2023 EU / packaging / plastic News Plastic Packaging Tax and Aggregates Levy rise in Autumn Statement 23rd November 2023 Aggregates / Landfill Tax / Plastic Packaging Tax News Steve Barclay to “reconsider” mandatory food waste reporting 22nd November 2023 Defra / Food Waste / Resources And Waste Strategy Opinion UK ETS and EfW: We have to be honest about what works 21st November 2023 Emissions Trading Scheme / energy from waste / Grundon Waste Management News Plastic treaty negotiations end with warnings from environmental campaigners 20th November 2023 plastic / reuse / UNEP Feature The end is nigh for PFI: How local authorities can prepare 14th November 2023 Deposit Return Scheme / Extended Producer Responsibility / local authorities News Steve Barclay appointed Environment Secretary 13th November 2023 Defra News Over 3,000 companies disclose plastic impacts for the first time 13th November 2023 plastic / UNEP / Unilver News Three former recycling workers jailed for bribery offences 13th November 2023 local authorities / Recycling / Waste Crime News “Biodegradable” bioplastics contaminating farmland, study finds 10th November 2023 Biodegradable Waste / Microplastics / Soil Treatment Webinar Unpacking the ‘Simpler Recycling’ Reforms 9th November 2023 Defra / local authorities News 44% of paper and cardboard to end up in landfill or incineration by 2030 9th November 2023 DS Smith / packaging / Recycling News Scottish Labour MSP proposes jailing big polluters for up to 20 years 8th November 2023 Labour / Scotland / Waste Crime News New analysis claims plastic waste “spiralling out of control” in Africa 8th November 2023 OECD countries / plastic / United Nations News Consumer groups launch EU greenwashing complaint against water bottle producers 7th November 2023 Coca Cola / greenwashing / Plastic bottles First 1 2 … 33 34 35 … 103 104 Last