• News 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 UK delays ETS expansion to include waste incineration 27th August 2026 Emissions Trading Scheme / energy from waste / Waste Incineration Circular Economy Institute launches ‘Business Excellence Partner’ programme 26th August 2026 Circular Economy / Circular Economy Institute Ellen MacArthur Foundation to co-design UAE textiles circularity policy 25th August 2026 Circular Economy / Ellen MacArthur Foundation / United Arab Emirates Sheffield waste site cleared after illegal dumping investigation 25th August 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime First 1 2 3 … 309 310 Last