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 Opinion Are we asking too much of the Environment Agency? 18th July 2023 Environment Agency / PRN / Re-Gen News A Plastic Planet calls for household bins to be banned by 2030 18th July 2023 Circular Economy / household waste / Recycling News 92% of Wales’ glass captured through kerbside recycling 18th July 2023 Kerbside Collection / Recycling / Wales News CPI says End of Waste for paper and board occurs at point of recycling 17th July 2023 Confederation of Paper Industries / end of waste / paper / Recycling News Councils call for disposable vapes ban by 2024 17th July 2023 disposable vapes / e-cigarettes / local authorities / WEEE News Report claims “mismanaged” short life plastic waste in UK estimated to total over 250,000 tonnes 12th July 2023 Circular Economy / plastic / Plastic Pollution News Polluters to face “unlimited penalties” under new legislation 12th July 2023 Environment Agency / polluter pays / Waste Crime Opinion How will the EU’s new greenwashing regulations affect the UK’s recycling industry? 11th July 2023 European Union / greenwashing / The Furniture Recycling Group First 1 2 … 41 42 43 … 106 107 Last
