• News 37% of British people want to end the use of single-use plastic 24th August 2023 Climate Change / Fast Fashion / Single-Use Plastic Defra publishes local authority fly tipping enforcement league tables 23rd August 2023 fly tipping / local authorities / Waste Crime Pow says expect consistent collections consultation response shortly 23rd August 2023 CIWM / consistency collections / Defra Tesco switches to clear caps on 425 million milk bottles 23rd August 2023 Milk Waste / Recycling / Tesco Imperial College London publishes circular economy guidelines 22nd August 2023 Circular Economy / Imperial College London ISB Global calls for smarter e-waste reuse and recycling schemes 22nd August 2023 E-Waste / Recycling / WEEE BRC estimates DRS will cost UK retailers up to £1.7 billion 22nd August 2023 British Retail Consortium / Defra / Deposit Return Scheme Starting gun fired for clothes producers to prepare for EPR – Reconomy 21st August 2023 Extended Producer Responsibility / textiles / WRAP Plastic Packaging Tax raises £276m in first year £41m over target 18th August 2023 CIWM / plastic / Plastic Packaging Tax New EU law aims to create circular economy for batteries 18th August 2023 Batteries / EU / Raw Materials RSSB develops rail industry zero waste metrics 17th August 2023 rail transport / Recycling / Zero Waste Jail term for illegal waste business that created Thames flood risk 17th August 2023 Environment Agency / Waste Crime / Waste Fires Biffa publishes EPR guide ahead of scheme’s data deadline 16th August 2023 Biffa / Circular Economy / EPR EA launches consultation on unlimited fines for polluters 16th August 2023 Environment Agency / Waste Crime / water UKRI funds research for sustainable fashion and textiles industry 16th August 2023 fashion / textiles / UKRI Green transition “impossible” without sustainable minerals and metals 15th August 2023 Climate Change / metals / minerals Cigarette butts most common plastic item found during Plasticblitz 14th August 2023 Cigarette Waste / Environment Agency / plastic Report calls several studies that favour single-use packaging over reuse biased 11th August 2023 reuse / single use packaging / Zero Waste Europe First 1 2 … 77 78 79 … 311 312 Last
