News Producers must adopt new barcodes as part of the UK’s DRS 21st April 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / drinks bottles / Exchange for Change Opinion Industry must ensure pEPR works in practice, not just on paper 20th April 2026 Extended Producer Responsibility / packaging / UK Packaging PRO Opinion Is Wales, including glass in its DRS, the right thing for the right reason? 14th April 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / refill / reuse News Welsh Gov reject Exchange for Change as DRS administrator 14th April 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / Exchange for Change / Wales News DRS administrator announces grant scheme for small businesses 8th April 2026 Circular Economy / Deposit Return Scheme / DRS News Scotland sets out long-term plan to shift to circular economy 30th March 2026 Circular Economy / Scotland News UK Packaging PRO appointed to deliver pEPR scheme 23rd March 2026 EPR / packaging / PackUK News Environment Agency to receive £45m as part of waste crime action plan 20th March 2026 Environment Agency / local authorities / Waste Crime News New council powers can force fly-tippers to clear dumped waste 19th March 2026 Fly-Tipping / local authorities / Waste Crime News Support for UK net zero target has almost halved, survey shows 10th March 2026 Carbon Emissions / Climate Change / net zero News Ireland unveils Circular Economy Strategy 2026–2028 25th February 2026 Circular Economy / Department of Environment in Northern Ireland News Almost a quarter of English councils to miss weekly food waste deadline, BBC News reports 25th February 2026 Food Waste / local authorities / Simpler Recycling News Wet wipes containing plastic to be banned in Scotland 17th February 2026 plastic / Scotland / Wet Wipes Opinion What a Reform Government could mean for waste and resource policy 9th February 2026 Defra / net zero / Recycling Case Study Why now is the time to rethink FMCG labels for the circular economy and EPR 9th February 2026 Extended Producer Responsibility / Fast-Moving Consumer Goods / polytag Feature Why 2026 is a pivotal year for global waste governance 6th February 2026 Insight Building ETS-ready waste systems: The role of advanced sorting technology 3rd February 2026 Emissions Trading Scheme / energy from waste / sorting Webinar 2026 Policy Landscape: What you need to know for the next 6 months 3rd February 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / local authorities First 1 2 3 4 … 102 103 Last