• News Half of Britons vow to use less plastic in 2022 4th January 2022 plastic / plastic alternatives / sustainability Integration of CIWM and WAMITAB reaches Christmas finale 20th December 2021 CIWM / Professional Development / WAMITAB NLWA awards contract to unlock ‘vital waste management infrastructure’ in north London 20th December 2021 EcoPark / energy from waste / NLWA Only 30% of UK businesses have a Net Zero Strategy 20th December 2021 Climate Change / net zero / Veolia European Commission approves the acquisition of Suez by Veolia 16th December 2021 business / European Commission / SUEZ / Veolia Second delay for Scotland’s deposit return scheme 15th December 2021 Deposit Return Scheme / Extended Producer Responsibility / Scotland England’s household recycling rate falls to 44% 15th December 2021 England / Local Authority Collected Waste Statistics Circularity Capital invests £8m in e-waste reducing nanotechnology 14th December 2021 Circularity Capital / eWaste / nanotechnology DS Smith strips out more than 170 million pieces of problem plastic for industry, supermarkets, and online retailers 13th December 2021 circular design / packaging / plastic Face mask litter increased by almost 9,000% from March to October 2020 13th December 2021 Coronavirus / Litter / University of Portsmouth Green lithium-ion battery recycling process secures £0.5m Innovate UK funding 10th December 2021 ecosurety / Impact Solutions / Lithium Ion Batteries First year of pandemic saw 16% increase in reported incidents of fly-tipping in England 9th December 2021 Coronavirus / Defra / Fly-Tipping / Waste Crime Valpak and WRAP launch postcode-specific recycling tool 9th December 2021 Provenance.org / Valpak / WRAP Veolia / Suez merger ‘raises competition concerns’ – CMA 9th December 2021 Competition and Markets Authority / SUEZ / Veolia Aluminium packaging recycling rate on track to surpass 2021 target 8th December 2021 aluminium / packaging / Recycling Veolia supplies L’Oréal with recycled plastic to promote the circular economy 8th December 2021 Circular Economy / l'oreal / packaging / Recycled Plastic / Veolia Scotland’s household waste recycling rate drops from 44.9% to 42% 8th December 2021 Local Authority Collected Waste Statistics / Scotland / SEPA Peer pressure could be ‘key’ to cutting household waste 8th December 2021 behaviour change / BRITA UK / Keep Britain Tidy First 1 2 … 138 139 140 … 308 309 Last