• News WRAP launches tool to help councils comply with Simpler Recycling 2nd April 2025 local authorities / Simpler Recycling / WRAP Almost 7 billion plastic bags will be used for UK deliveries by 2030 2nd April 2025 DS Smith / plastic / Plastic Bags News in brief | CIWM Commercial Partner Updates April 1st April 2025 artificial intelligence / Recycling Mary Creagh and Defra to support Festival of Circular Economy 1st April 2025 Circular Economy Task Force / CIWM / Defra “More effective measures” needed to tackle food waste in EU 1st April 2025 EU / European Environment Agency / Food Waste Birmingham City Council declares major incident over bin strikes 1st April 2025 Industrial action / local authorities / Unite The Union Simpler Recycling comes into force 31st March 2025 local authorities / Simpler Recycling / waste collection Industry reacts to Environment Secretary’s circular economy speech 28th March 2025 Circular Economy / CIWM / Defra Environment Secretary to set out plan for circular economy transition 27th March 2025 Circular Economy Task Force / Defra / reuse EMR recycles six tonnes of seized knives into outdoor gyms 26th March 2025 EMR Metals Recycling / metal / Recycling Man fined over £7,700 for failing to remove waste from his land 26th March 2025 Environment Agency / Waste Crime ADBA calls for urgent government support for sector 26th March 2025 Anaerobic Digestion / Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association / Food Waste 2.8 billion containers recycled as part of Sweden’s DRS in 2024 25th March 2025 aluminium / Deposit Return Scheme / PET Man fined £12,000 for storing toxic waste at his business 25th March 2025 local authorities / Waste Crime WRAP seeking new CEO as Harriet Lamb leaves for Green Party 25th March 2025 Green Party / WRAP EU’s plastic recycling industry at “breaking point” 24th March 2025 EU / Plastic Recyclers Europe / Plastic recycling Communal bin pilot launches for Stirling city centre residents 21st March 2025 collection / local authorities / Recycling WRAP survey shows 21% increase in food items being wasted 20th March 2025 Food Waste / Love Food Hate Waste / WRAP First 1 2 … 33 34 35 … 306 307 Last
