• News Proposals agreed for new £56m waste depot and recycling centre 10th September 2026 HWRC / local authorities / waste depot Councils criticise decision to ‘pause’ plans to reorganise local authorities 9th September 2026 local authorities / Local Government Association / waste collection Illegal waste site at former Yorkshire quarry shut down 8th September 2026 Environment Agency / Waste Crime Two men arrested in connection with Kidlington illegal waste site 9th September 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime Virgin Media O2 commits to investing £3m in tech reuse services 8th September 2026 electronics / reuse / Virgin Media O2 New video shows moment battery catches fire at Waste Transfer Station 8th September 2026 Lithium Ion Batteries / local authorities / Waste Fires 72 million tonnes of plastic waste will be polluted this year, research finds 7th September 2026 Plastic Overshoot Day / Plastic Pollution / Plastic Waste Investigation opens after three illegal waste sites found in the North East 7th September 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime Zero producer fees planned for deposit return scheme’s first 15 months 3rd September 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / Exchange for Change Designers tackle vape fires and battery recovery in circular economy pilot 3rd September 2026 Circular Economy / CIWM New duty requires Northern Ireland departments to consider ‘polluter pays’ 2nd September 2026 Northern Ireland / polluter pays Zero Waste Scotland to join new national environment body 2nd September 2026 Environment Agency maps over 10,000 suspected waste-crime reports 2nd September 2026 Environment Agency / Waste Crime ScottishPower reports 99.9% reuse and recycling at Hagshaw Hill wind farm decommissioning 1st September 2026 scottish power / wind farms / wind turbine HMRC sets mass-balance requirements for chemically recycled plastic 1st September 2026 flexible plasitc / HMRC / Plastic Packaging Tax Councils seek producer funding amid fridge treatment capacity shortage 1st September 2026 local authorities / Local Government Association News in Brief | Commercial Partner News 28 August 28th August 2026 greyparrot / Waste Management Clean-up of 22,000-tonne illegal waste site in Kidlington costs £6m 28th August 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime First 1 2 … 308 309 Last
