News CEI appoints Iain Gulland as Chair of Strategic Advisory Forum 15th October 2026 Circular Economy / Zero Waste Scotland News Tories promise to scrap Environment Agency and abolish EPR 5th October 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Extended Producer Responsibility News WATA backs call for government survey into recycled aggregates 5th October 2026 Construction / Recycling / Washed Aggregates Trade Association Opinion EPR: The fibre fee review will correct a number, not a structure 29th September 2026 Extended Producer Responsibility / PackUK / plastic Insight Britain’s fridge mountain is back. We were warned never to repeat it 22nd September 2026 design / Fridge Recycling / repair News ‘Coordinated action’ needed to unlock investment in UK circular economy infrastructure 22nd September 2026 Circular Economy / Recycling / reuse News Andy Burnham reaffirms commitment to 2050 net zero target 22nd September 2026 Climate Change / Climate Change and Environment Committee / net zero Insight Making EPR work in the Global Plastics Treaty 15th September 2026 Extended Producer Responsibility / Global plastic treaty / ISWA News LARAC calls for ‘urgent review’ into impact of DRS on councils 15th September 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / LARAC / local authorities News CIWM calls for new resources and waste strategy for 2030s 14th September 2026 CIWM / Defra / Resources And Waste Strategy News Councils criticise decision to ‘pause’ plans to reorganise local authorities 9th September 2026 local authorities / Local Government Association / waste collection Opinion Is the UK DRS really united across all four nations? 7th September 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / glass / Wales Insight EPR is not a ‘recycling tax’, it’s integral to industrial strategy and economic growth 7th September 2026 Extended Producer Responsibility / textiles / WEEE News Zero producer fees planned for deposit return scheme’s first 15 months 3rd September 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / Exchange for Change News New duty requires Northern Ireland departments to consider ‘polluter pays’ 2nd September 2026 Northern Ireland / polluter pays News Zero Waste Scotland to join new national environment body 2nd September 2026 News HMRC sets mass-balance requirements for chemically recycled plastic 1st September 2026 flexible plasitc / HMRC / Plastic Packaging Tax News UK delays ETS expansion to include waste incineration 27th August 2026 Emissions Trading Scheme / energy from waste / Waste Incineration First 1 2 … 102 103 Last
