Briefing Paper CIWM Member Briefing Note: “Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste” 2nd August 2023 Circular Economy / Defra / reuse Opinion Plastic Packaging Tax reforms – 3 questions we should be asking 1st August 2023 DUO / Plastic Packaging Tax / Recycling Rates News Plastic bag use fell by over 98% after charge introduction 1st August 2023 Plastic Bag Levy / Plastic Bags / retail News Circularity Scotland collapsed with debts of more than £86m 1st August 2023 Biffa / Circularity Scotland / Deposit Return Scheme News Too Good To Go calls on Defra to implement mandatory food waste reporting 1st August 2023 Defra / Food Waste / too good to go Insight CIWM Policy & Technical blog: Fiddling while Rome burns… 31st July 2023 CIWM / Defra / Extended Producer Responsibility News Defra launches consultation on draft EPR regulations 28th July 2023 Defra / EPR / policy News Vaping body questions Scottish government’s environmental review 28th July 2023 disposable vapes / WEEE / Zero Waste Scotland News £47,970 in penalties for Scunthorpe waste company and director 27th July 2023 Environment Agency / Waste Crime Insight Permission granted: simplifying waste regulation 26th July 2023 CIWM / Environment Agency / Waste Regulations News Defra confirms EPR delay until 2025 to help “drive down inflation” 26th July 2023 Circular Economy / consistency collections / Extended Producer Responsibility News EPR for packaging fees delayed until October 2025 25th July 2023 EPR / Legislation / packaging News DS Smith says UK will miss its 2030 recycling target by 13 years 25th July 2023 DS Smith / local authorities / packaging / Recycling Rates News Keep Britain Tidy to update code of practice on litter and refuse 25th July 2023 Keep Britain Tidy / Litter / local authorities News Government report calls Collection and Packaging reforms “unachievable” 24th July 2023 consistency collections / Deposit Return Scheme / Extended Producer Responsibility News ESA publishes decarbonisation scorecard for recycling and waste sector 20th July 2023 energy from waste / Environmental Services Association / Recycling News HMRC consults on PPT plans to boost chemical recycling 20th July 2023 chemical recycling / medicine waste / Plastic Packaging / Plastic Packaging Tax News 72% of Brits admit to “wishcycling” 19th July 2023 packaging / Recycling First 1 2 … 38 39 40 … 103 104 Last