News Environment Agency staff given £3m training on “waste crime gangs” 13th April 2023 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Alupro calls on government to secure an aluminium-friendly DRS 12th April 2023 aluminium / Alupro / Deposit Return Scheme News £30 million UK government funding for renewable energy capture and storage 12th April 2023 Energy Storage / Government Funding / renewable energy News Defra to provide £755,000 fly-tipping grants for local authorities 12th April 2023 Defra / Fly-Tipping / local authorities News WRA calls for higher packaging recycling targets for wood 6th April 2023 Environment Agency / Recycling Targets / The Wood Recyclers’ Association News RDF industry group expresses concern at “severe delays” to TFS notifications 6th April 2023 Environment Agency / RDF Industry Group / Transfrontier Waste Shipment Feature Improving safety in the waste & recycling sector 5th April 2023 health and safety / HSE / waste and recycling sector News Consistent collection response delayed until after local elections 4th April 2023 CIWM / consistency collections / Defra Briefing Paper Member briefing – the UK government’s “Green Day” 3rd April 2023 Deposit Return Scheme / Extended Producer Responsibility / net zero News 75% of British consumers support ban on plastic chewing gum 3rd April 2023 Chewing Gum / plastic / survey News CPI calls for separate collections for paper and card 31st March 2023 Confederation of Paper Industries / Recycling / Separate Collections News UK government unveils new plans to reach net zero 31st March 2023 Carbon Capture / net zero / SUEZ News “Striking” lack of climate preparation from UK government 30th March 2023 Climate Change Committee / Environmental Policy / UK Government Briefing Paper Beyond Waste: Essential Skills for a Greener Tomorrow report 29th March 2023 CIWM / green skills / UK Government News CIWM warns of skills and labour shortage in UK recycling sector 29th March 2023 Circular Economy / green skills / Recycling News Coffey says a single UK-wide DRS would be the “best outcome” 29th March 2023 Defra / Deposit Return Scheme / Scotland News Sunak promises to increase fly-tipping fines from £400 to £1,000 28th March 2023 Fly-Tipping / Legislation / Waste Crime News Plastic Packaging Tax on course to beat first-year target 28th March 2023 DUO / HMRC / Plastic Packaging Tax First 1 2 … 22 23 24 … 101 102 Last
