• News Plastic Packaging Tax and Aggregates Levy rise in Autumn Statement 23rd November 2023 Aggregates / Landfill Tax / Plastic Packaging Tax Steve Barclay to “reconsider” mandatory food waste reporting 22nd November 2023 Defra / Food Waste / Resources And Waste Strategy Returnable plastic packaging could reduce GHG emissions by 35 to 70% 22nd November 2023 Ellen MacArthur Foundation / Greenhouse Emissions / Plastic Packaging BIR says EPR must not disrupt recycling markets 21st November 2023 Bureau of International Recycling / Circular Economy / Extended Producer Responsibility 71% of consumers bought or sold goods in past year – research 21st November 2023 recommerce / reuse / textiles Plastic treaty negotiations end with warnings from environmental campaigners 20th November 2023 plastic / reuse / UNEP EU to ban exports of plastic waste to non-OECD countries 20th November 2023 Circular Economy / EU / Waste Exports Circular Monday aims to promote circularity after Black Friday 20th November 2023 Black Friday / Circular Economy / consumption Clean technologies driving job growth in the energy sector – IEA 17th November 2023 Green Energy / Solar Power / Wind turbines Nestlé loans £7m to flexible plastic recycling facility in Durham 17th November 2023 Flexible Plastic Recycling / Nestle / packaging Report finds an increase in waste to landfill in 7 of the 10 largest UK councils 16th November 2023 landfill / local authorities / Recycling Reuse could eliminate 1 trillion single-use plastic bottles – report 16th November 2023 Plastic Pollution / Recycling / Single-Use Plastic LIVE UPDATE: The Festival of Circular Economy 2023 15th November 2023 Circular Economy / CIWM / sustainability Steve Barclay appointed Environment Secretary 13th November 2023 Defra “First” standardised approach to materials passports launches 13th November 2023 Circular Economy / Construction / Materials Passports Over 3,000 companies disclose plastic impacts for the first time 13th November 2023 plastic / UNEP / Unilver Three former recycling workers jailed for bribery offences 13th November 2023 local authorities / Recycling / Waste Crime CIWM launches Skills Matrix 10th November 2023 CIWM / green skills First 1 2 … 70 71 72 … 311 312 Last
