• News Environment Agency accused of telling staff to pause inspections at poorly performing waste sites 19th January 2024 Environment Agency / landfill Man jailed for 10 months for running illegal waste site in Essex 18th January 2024 Environment Agency / Fly-Tipping / Waste Crime 1.08 million fly-tipping incidents reported in the 2022/23 year 17th January 2024 Defra / Fly-Tipping / local authorities Cumberland Council announces new kerbside WEEE collections 17th January 2024 local authorities / Recycling / WEEE MPs generally not supportive of policies to reduce single-use packaging 16th January 2024 Circular Economy / packaging / Single-Use Plastic Teesside University announces battery processing plant 16th January 2024 battery recycling / Circular Economy / Electric Vehicles Essex man billed £85,000 for burning waste on “industrial scale” 15th January 2024 Environment Agency / open waste burning / Waste Crime 12% of fashion retailers expect to be fully circular within 2 years 15th January 2024 Circular Economy / fashion / textiles Veolia expands vehicle-to-grid trial to Westminster waste trucks 15th January 2024 energy from waste / refuse collection vehicles / Veolia M&S expands “Refilled” scheme to 25 stores across the UK 12th January 2024 Marks & Spencer / refill / Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging 56% of Scots are more concerned about climate change than in 2023 12th January 2024 Climate Change / Recycling / Zero Waste Scotland Ireland’s DRS administrator publishes guidance ahead of launch 10th January 2024 Deposit Return Scheme / Ireland / Plastic bottles Circular economy could reduce construction emissions by 75% by 2050 10th January 2024 aluminium / Construction / Recycling CIWM acquires Circular Economy Institute and Circular Economy Club 9th January 2024 Circular Economy / CIWM Analysis suggests link between decrease in cigarette use and increase in vaping 9th January 2024 Defra / disposable vapes Swanline Print makes charity payment for recycling failure 9th January 2024 Environment Agency / packaging / Recycling New Energy from Waste plant set to be built in Walsall 8th January 2024 energy from waste / local authorities / West Midlands Combined Authority Sainsbury’s switches from plastic to cardboard mushroom punnets 5th January 2024 cardboard / Plastic Packaging / Sainsbury’s First 1 2 … 64 65 66 … 309 310 Last