• News Footage shows more waste being dumped on land owned by King Charles 19th February 2026 Environment Agency / local authorities / Waste Crime Hertfordshire approves new digital pass system for recycling centres 18th February 2026 DIY Waste / HWRCs / local authorities Wales announces funding for 150 fly-tipping surveillance cameras 18th February 2026 fly tipping / Wales / Waste Crime Recycling rates for aluminium cans rise across Europe to 76.3% 18th February 2026 aluminium / Deposit Return Schemes / Recycling Wet wipes containing plastic to be banned in Scotland 17th February 2026 plastic / Scotland / Wet Wipes Material Focus announces recipients of Circular Electricals Fund 16th February 2026 Material Focus / wee / WEEE Welsh DRS to include glass after UK Government grants exemption 13th February 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / glass / Wales Leading UK waste management companies join CIWM & URGE Collective initiative 12th February 2026 Biffa / DS Smith / SUEZ New Chair of UN Global Plastic Treaty negotiations elected 12th February 2026 Global plastic treaty / plastic / Plastic Pollution £165,000 fund opens for communities to cut waste and boost reuse and recycling 11th February 2026 funding / local authorities / Veolia Clearance of 20,000 tonne illegal waste site in Kidlington delayed 10th February 2026 Defra / Kidlington / Waste Crime Circular Economy Institute launches CEI Professional Membership 10th February 2026 Circular Economy / Circular Economy Institute / green skills Workers vote to extend Birmingham bin strikes to September 10th February 2026 Birmingham bin strikes / local authorities / waste collection Waste sector emissions fall by 4% 9th February 2026 energy from waste / Greenhouse Emissions / net zero Environment Agency shuts down two illegal waste sites 9th February 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime Firm fined £600,000 for illegally storing waste including animal blood 6th February 2026 Environment Agency / Liquid waste / Waste Crime UK metals recycling’s operational emissions could fall 93% by 2050 5th February 2026 British Metals Recycling Association / Circular Economy / Greenhouse Emissions Waste crime inquiry chair ‘astounded’ waste site on King’s estate has not been cleared 4th February 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime First 1 2 … 11 12 13 … 306 307 Last
