News Reappointments made to the Environment Agency Board 15th January 2026 Environment Agency News PackUK appoints advisory group members and Chairs 14th January 2026 Extended Producer Responsibility / packaging / PackUK Opinion The UK Deposit Return Scheme: Clear as glass, or clear as mud? 13th January 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / glass / plastic News Packaging firm fined after employee dies following exposure to harmful gas 12th January 2026 Health and Safety Executive / packaging News Firm involved in political scandal fined for waste fire permit breaches 9th January 2026 Natural Resources Wales / Waste Crime / Waste Fire News 20,000 tonne Kidlington waste dump clearance to ‘begin in February’ 7th January 2026 Environment Agency / Kidlington / Waste Crime News Suspended prison sentences for men who ran illegal waste site 6th January 2026 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News EU plans tighter checks on plastic imports to support recycling industry 24th December 2025 European Union / plastic News Northumberland man given suspended prison sentence for illegal waste site 22nd December 2025 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Lords write to environment secretary over “complacent” response to waste crime inquiry 16th December 2025 Defra / House of Lords / Waste Crime News Northern Ireland recycling rate stagnates as Energy from Waste expands, Daera figures show 15th December 2025 local authorities / Local Authority Collected Waste Statistics News Defra accused of complacency over waste-crime inquiry by Lords 11th December 2025 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Man arrested after hundreds of tonnes of waste dumped in Bromley 10th December 2025 local authorities / Waste Crime News Grundon’s Toni Robinson appointed as new WISH Chair 10th December 2025 Grundon / WISH News UN report says environmental degradation is killing millions and costing trillions 9th December 2025 CIWM / Climate Change / UNEP News LARAC appoint Gareth Rollings as Chair 8th December 2025 LARAC / local authorities News Waste crime inquiry chair writes to Environment Agency over evidence concerns 5th December 2025 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime Briefing Paper CIWM Members Briefing Note: Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) 2025 4th December 2025 CIWM / Environmental Improvement Plan First 1 2 … 7 8 9 … 103 104 Last