News Modern slavery network jailed for a total of more than 55 years 5th July 2019 Modern Slavery / West Midlands Police News Food waste recycling in Scotland leaps by 40% to record high 3rd July 2019 Food Waste / Scotland / Zero Waste Scotland News Demolition company pays £10,000 in enforcement undertaking 2nd July 2019 enforcement undertakings / Environment Agency News BBC’s War on Plastic prompts councils to disclose waste destination 1st July 2019 Cornwall Council / Plastics / powys council News Investigation launched into UK e-waste industry 27th June 2019 E-Waste / EAC / Waste Exports News Eight “problematic plastics” targeted for “elimination” by the end of 2020 25th June 2019 Plastics / The UK Plastics Pact / WRAP News Biffa convicted of sending contaminated waste to China 25th June 2019 Biffa / Environment Agency / Waste Exports News UPDATED | MPs to debate banning non-recyclable food packaging 25th June 2019 food packaging / packaging / Recycling News Almost half of UK supermarket packaging can’t be recycled 22nd June 2019 packaging / Supermarkets / Which? Feature RTF 2019: Taking a “temperature check” 18th June 2019 EPR / Resourcing the Future / Waste Exports News Government rejects calls for 1p “fast fashion tax” 18th June 2019 EAC / Extended Producer Responsibility / fashion News Packaging Scheme Forum warns of “looming PRN crisis” 17th June 2019 ecosurety / Packaging Scheme Forum / PRN News We can’t pass on our waste and “hope” it’s recycled – Emma Howard-Boyd 12th June 2019 Environment Agency / RTF / Waste Exports News Housing developments need 200-metre waste site restriction 12th June 2019 ESA / waste management facilities Opinion Don’t fear change, embrace it 11th June 2019 Defra / ecosurety / plastic News Illegal waste exports need to be “stamped out” 11th June 2019 ESA / plastic / Waste Exports News Canada announces it will ban single-use plastics 11th June 2019 Canada / Environment / plastic News “Legally-binding international agreement” urged to eliminate ocean plastic 10th June 2019 plastic / world oceans day / WWF First 1 2 … 87 88 89 … 105 106 Last