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 News Welsh DRS to launch with glass as in-scope material 1st December 2025 Deposit Return Scheme / glass / Wales News 55 founding organisations join UK Packaging Pact ahead of April 2026 launch 28th November 2025 Extended Producer Responsibility / Simpler Recycling / WRAP News CIWM offers cautious optimism on COP30 outcomes 27th November 2025 Circular Economy / CIWM / COP30 Opinion Why showing success is key to create consensus on climate policy 25th November 2025 Energy / Grundon / net zero News UK’s new Critical Minerals Strategy sets out recycling ambitions 25th November 2025 Critical Raw Materials / Lithium / Recycling News CIWM challenges Defra minister’s claim of ‘whole system failure’ in waste sector 20th November 2025 CIWM / Defra / Environment Agency First 1 2 3 4 5 … 101 102 Last
