News Councils given powers to issue £500 on-the-spot fines for littering 4th March 2026 Defra / Littering / local authorities News Glass industry calls for Welsh DRS ‘pause’ 4th March 2026 DRS / glass / Wales News Kidlington waste site clearance delayed until April after heavy rainfall 3rd March 2026 Environment Agency / Kidlington / Waste Crime News Circular jobs generate £5 more value per hour than Scottish average 3rd March 2026 Circular Economy / green jobs / Zero Waste Scotland News Site closed amid investigation into illegal waste activity on King’s land 2nd March 2026 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Arrests made in multi-million pound waste fraud case 26th February 2026 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Ireland unveils Circular Economy Strategy 2026–2028 25th February 2026 Circular Economy / Department of Environment in Northern Ireland News Fly-tipping in England increases 9% in a year 25th February 2026 CLA / Fly-Tipping / local authorities / Waste Crime News Exchange for Change publishes mandatory DRS logo requirements ahead of 2027 launch 23rd February 2026 DRS / Exchange for Change News Environment Agency confirms 50% increase to its enforcement budget 20th February 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Prolific offender must repay £1.4m after dumping 4,275 tonnes of waste 20th February 2026 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Footage shows more waste being dumped on land owned by King Charles 19th February 2026 Environment Agency / local authorities / Waste Crime News Wales announces funding for 150 fly-tipping surveillance cameras 18th February 2026 fly tipping / Wales / Waste Crime News Wet wipes containing plastic to be banned in Scotland 17th February 2026 plastic / Scotland / Wet Wipes News Welsh DRS to include glass after UK Government grants exemption 13th February 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / glass / Wales News Clearance of 20,000 tonne illegal waste site in Kidlington delayed 10th February 2026 Defra / Kidlington / Waste Crime Opinion What a Reform Government could mean for waste and resource policy 9th February 2026 Defra / net zero / Recycling News Environment Agency shuts down two illegal waste sites 9th February 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime First 1 2 … 5 6 7 … 103 104 Last