• News Material Focus instals giant “HypnoCat” hologram in Waterloo Station 19th August 2024 E-Waste / Material Focus / WEEE Plastic packaging tax receipts fell 6% since last year 16th August 2024 packaging / plastic Budweiser Budvar agrees to pay £414,000 for recycling failure 16th August 2024 Budweiser / Environment Agency / packaging Government publishes illustrative base fees for packaging EPR 15th August 2024 Defra / Extended Producer Responsibility / packaging CIWM review of UK waste strategy shows only 20% of policies fully implemented 14th August 2024 CIWM / Resources And Waste Strategy / UK Government Swanton Lane site closed down by the Environment Agency 14th August 2024 Environment Agency / Waste Crime Council criticises Environment Agency as Walleys Quarry reopens after fire 13th August 2024 Environment Agency / Walleys Quarry / Waste Fire Scottish waste strikes suspended after improved pay offer 13th August 2024 Industrial action / Scotland / waste collection Construction begins on “state-of-the-art” HWRC in Walsall 12th August 2024 HWRC / local authorities / reuse Council collection consultation breaks response record in 24-hours 12th August 2024 collection services / local authorities Somerset Council launches residential e-waste collection trial 12th August 2024 E-Waste / local authorities / WEEE Ocado Retail launch online reusable packaging scheme 9th August 2024 Ocado / refill / reuse Research shows major companies fail to measure their impact on nature 8th August 2024 Biodiversity / nature / plastic Material Focus launches campaign to encourage cable recycling 7th August 2024 International E-Waste Day / Material Focus / metal Veolia expands solvent recovery capacity at Liverpool facility to 86,000 tonnes a year 6th August 2024 reuse / Veolia Farmer fined for obstructing Environment Agency officer 6th August 2024 Environment Agency Companies fined after man crushed to death by machine at MRF 5th August 2024 Health and Safety Executive / Waste Crime Exclusive: Primark and the Circular Textiles Foundation launch new training programme 5th August 2024 fashion / primark / textiles First 1 2 … 50 51 52 … 309 310 Last