• News 100 firefighters called to fire at waste facility in London 19th August 2026 London / Recycling / Waste Fire 200 tonnes of asbestos waste dumped in Hertfordshire 18th August 2026 fly tipping / hazardous waste / Waste Crime 68% of people will return drinks containers during shopping trips, new research finds 18th August 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / glass / Recycling Digital service launched for local authority EPR packaging grants 17th August 2026 Extended Producer Responsibility / local authorities / packaging CIWM calls for outright ban on all single-use barbeques 14th August 2026 British Retail Consortium / CIWM / Waste Fires Packaging manufacturer fined after employee’s hand crushed by machine 13th August 2026 Health & Safety / Health and Safety Executive 93% of British businesses impacted by new EU packaging regulation 12th August 2026 EPR / EU / packaging 40 firefighters called to recycling centre blaze in Essex 12th August 2026 Recycling / Scrap Metal / Waste Fire CIWM competence scheme moves into delivery as waste permitting reforms become law 12th August 2026 CIWM / Environmental Permit / Waste Carrier Licence Essex skip-hire boss given suspended sentence for waste offences 11th August 2026 Environment Agency / skip-hire / Waste Crime Minister visits Port of Tyne plastic clean-up after government criticism 11th August 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Plastic Pollution Swansea man given suspended sentence for waste offences 11th August 2026 local authorities / Natural Resources Wales / Waste Crime NAWDO warns of significant pressure on UK’s fridge and freezer recycling infrastructure 10th August 2026 Fridge Recycling / local authorities / Recycling More buried waste discovered during Kidlington clean-up 7th August 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime Burnham promises action on waste crime as 4 arrested over Wigan site 5th August 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime Joint waste crime unit reports 111 disruptions during 2025–26 5th August 2026 CIWM / Joint Unit for Waste Crime / Waste Crime European Commission issues PPWR guidance ahead of 12 August start date 4th August 2026 European Commission / Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Metal recycling apprenticeship could be retired over low take-up 4th August 2026 Apprenticeships / BMRA / Skills England First 1 2 … 4 5 6 … 311 312 Last
