News Dartford fly tipper jailed and handed Criminal Behaviour Order 13th December 2023 Fly-Tipping / local authorities / Waste Crime News Unilever investigated by UK Watchdog over greenwashing claims 12th December 2023 Competition and Market Authority / greenwashing / Unilever Feature The 10 biggest waste management news stories of 2023 12th December 2023 Defra / Deposit Return Scheme / Extended Producer Responsibility News Metal recycling firm calls for stronger battery recycling targets 12th December 2023 Batteries / Defra / Recycling Targets News New AI tool can analyse and explain all COP documents 11th December 2023 AI / artificial intelligence / COP28 News Wales beats recycling target as rates rise to 65.7% 8th December 2023 local authorities / Recycling / Wales News Company boss found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter 8th December 2023 crime / West Midlands Police / Wood Waste News Plastic Recyclers Europe calls for harmonised plastic collection in EU 7th December 2023 Circular Economy / Plastic Recyclers Europe / Recycling News Wales to require businesses to separate recyclable materials 5th December 2023 Recycling Rates / Separate Collections / Wales Insight The truth about toxic chemicals in food packaging and how to eliminate them 4th December 2023 food packaging / plastic / Zero Waste Europe News Two companies to pay six-figure undertakings for 2021 packaging obligations breaches 4th December 2023 Environment Agency / packaging / Packaging Obligation News Recycling reforms stalled by UK Government’s lack of clarity – PAC report 1st December 2023 Defra / Simpler Recycling / Waste Prevention Programme News Illegal waste tyre operation fined £13,000 30th November 2023 Environment Agency / Waste Crime / Waste Tyres 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 First 1 2 … 34 35 36 … 105 106 Last