• News Telford man fined £1,000 for failing to clear illegal waste site 27th August 2025 Environment Agency / Waste Crime Defra to reform waste carriers, broker and dealers regulations 27th August 2025 Defra / Waste Carriers / Waste Crime UK consortium secures £8.1 million to scale EV battery recycling 26th August 2025 Critical Raw Materials / Electric Vehicles / Lithium Ion Batteries Biffa to create 250 household waste collection jobs 22nd August 2025 Biffa / household recycling / Simpler Recycling Man sentenced for illegal waste operations that caused a major fire 21st August 2025 Environment Agency / Waste Crime Students build otter habitat out of recycled flood defence 20th August 2025 Environment Agency / Recycling National Cup Recycling Scheme announces £45,000 project fund 20th August 2025 Kerbside Collection / Paper Cup / Recycling Wales launches consultation on DRS including glass 19th August 2025 DRS / glass / Wales Cornwall man given suspended prison sentence for running illegal waste operation 19th August 2025 Environment Agency / Waste Crime Biffa calls for kerbside collections of disposable vapes 19th August 2025 Biffa / disposable vapes / Kerbside Collection Man receives suspended sentence for fly-tipping in Birmingham 18th August 2025 Fly-Tipping / local authorities / Waste Crime Global plastic pollution treaty talks collapse overnight 15th August 2025 Plastic Pollution / UN Plastic Treaty Plastic treaty talks stall as almost 100 countries reject draft deal 14th August 2025 Plastic Pollution / Recycling / UN Plastic Treaty Firm fined over £167,000 for dumping waste in Lincolnshire 13th August 2025 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime Four in five agree ‘throwaway culture’ is a big problem in the UK 13th August 2025 Defra / Green Alliance / plastic treaty Online marketplaces to pay for recycling electrical waste in UK 13th August 2025 Defra / Extended Producer Responsibility / Recycling North London primary schools cut waste by 45% through waste hierarchy 12th August 2025 North London Waste Authority / Waste Hierarchy Reports: Defra to cut workforce by 10% 12th August 2025 Defra / HM Treasury First 1 2 … 23 24 25 … 306 307 Last
