News Defra announces plan to tackle forever chemicals 3rd February 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Forever chemicals News Welsh recycling rates climb to 68.4% in 2024-25 30th January 2026 Recycling / Recycling Rates / Wales News Young people at risk of being locked out of green economy, Co-op report finds 28th January 2026 Co-Op / green skills / net zero News UK DRS rebrands as Exchange for Change ahead of 2027 launch 27th January 2026 Circular Economy / Deposit Return Scheme / UK Deposit Management Organisation News CIWM Partners with Defra on Change Network for Simpler Recycling 22nd January 2026 CIWM / Defra / Simpler Recycling News Charities urge UK Government to allow Wales to collect glass in its DRS 21st January 2026 Circular Economy / Deposit Return Scheme / Wales News MPs ‘backs call’ for greater support of plastic packaging alternatives 20th January 2026 biodegradable / Plastic Packaging / Single-Use Plastic Feature The great policy shift: What 2026 means for local authorities and operators 19th January 2026 digital waste tracking / Extended Producer Responsibility / Simpler Recycling News Court throws out £50m Biffa lawsuit over failed Scottish DRS 19th January 2026 Biffa / DRS / Scotland News Defra challenges ‘completely false’ Simpler Recycling reports 16th January 2026 Defra / local authorities / Simpler Recycling 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 Insight How pEPR is driving investment into reuse and refill 6th January 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / Extended Producer Responsibility / refill / reuse News WRAP Chair Sebastian Munden awarded CBE in New Year Honours 5th January 2026 Circular Economy / WRAP 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 Scotland discarded 112kt of textiles in 2023, findings show 4th December 2025 Scotland / textiles / Zero Waste Scotland First 1 2 3 4 5 … 102 103 Last
