• News EU countries to establish EPR schemes for textiles 19th February 2025 Extended Producer Responsibility / Food Waste / textiles Up to £346m of social value created through technology reuse in 2023/24 19th February 2025 electronics / reuse / Social Value 47% of UK adults struggle to tell what is and isn’t recyclable 18th February 2025 Biffa / local authorities / Recycling £165,000 zero waste fund launched in Merseyside 18th February 2025 local authorities / reuse / Veolia Man jailed for 10 months for running illegal waste site 17th February 2025 Environment Agency / Waste Crime City of London aiming to become “fully circular” by 2040 17th February 2025 Circular Economy / Construction / London Defra publishes long-awaited response to landfill consultation 14th February 2025 Defra / energy from waste / landfill Boots launches national blister pack recycling scheme 13th February 2025 boots / Recycling TikTok creates sustainable advertising campaign with Ad Net Zero 12th February 2025 carbon emissons / net zero 48% of UK adults bought a second-hand item in the last year 12th February 2025 packaging / reuse / SUEZ CIWM and The Sustainables Academy launch national competition for primary schools 11th February 2025 Circular Economy / CIWM / sustainability 69% want legally binding reuse and refill targets in the UK 11th February 2025 City to Sea / refill / reuse 18-month suspended prison sentence for illegal waste activity 10th February 2025 Environment Agency / Waste Crime Defra’s £15 million food redistribution fund open for applications 10th February 2025 Defra / Food Waste / WRAP Unite members vote to continue strike action over Veolia dispute 7th February 2025 Industrial action / Unite / Veolia Digital Waste Tracking delayed until April 2026 6th February 2025 Defra / digital waste tracking / Recycling Man fined for burning asbestos waste next to ancient woodland 6th February 2025 Environment Agency / Waste Crime Wales achieves highest 12-month recycling rate on record 5th February 2025 local authorities / Recycling Rate / Wales First 1 2 … 36 37 38 … 306 307 Last
