Insight New year, new start 23rd February 2022 Defra / Environment Bill / Fly-Tipping Opinion Turning a blind eye 23rd February 2022 bakers basco / Circular Economy / plastic News 9% of global plastic waste is recycled while 22% is ‘mismanaged’ – OECD 23rd February 2022 EPR / landfil / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / plastic News Global survey suggests three in four want single-use plastics ‘banned’ 22nd February 2022 international / plastic / plastic free july / Single-Use News Pollution causing more deaths than COVID – UN report 21st February 2022 international / plastic / Pollution / United Nations News Smart Water used to tackle waste crime in Wales 18th February 2022 Natural Resources Wales / Wales / Waste Crime Opinion Time to level up the playing field 16th February 2022 Competition / local authorities / Neil Grundon News Over 100,000 sign petition to ban ‘most polluting’ single-use plastic items 11th February 2022 city to the sea / Defra / Greenpeace / plastic News Turkish dumpsites contaminated with toxic chemicals from UK waste, says Greenpeace 9th February 2022 Greenpeace / Turkey / Waste Exports News Sector ‘not ready for plastic tax’, says FPA 4th February 2022 Foodservice Packaging Association / HMRC / Plastic Tax Webinar Legal and Diversity Update 27th January 2022 CIWM Diversity and Inclusion Working Group / EDI / Environmental Legal Update / Wood Waste Classification News OEP sets out draft strategy and enforcement policy 27th January 2022 Environment Act / Office for Environmental Protection News Study looks at potential for CO2 reductions within European waste sector 24th January 2022 carbon performance / FEAD / Waste Management News UK government proposes digital tracking to crack down on waste crime 21st January 2022 Fly-Tipping / Waste Crime / Waste Exports News European Commission approves the acquisition of Suez by Veolia 16th December 2021 business / European Commission / SUEZ / Veolia News Face mask litter increased by almost 9,000% from March to October 2020 13th December 2021 Coronavirus / Litter / University of Portsmouth News First year of pandemic saw 16% increase in reported incidents of fly-tipping in England 9th December 2021 Coronavirus / Defra / Fly-Tipping / Waste Crime News Veolia / Suez merger ‘raises competition concerns’ – CMA 9th December 2021 Competition and Markets Authority / SUEZ / Veolia First 1 2 … 61 62 63 … 105 106 Last