• News Scottish DRS delayed until October 2025 “at earliest” 7th June 2023 Defra / DRS / packaging / Scotland Resources and Waste Strategy is a £4 billion a year headache, BRC says 7th June 2023 British Retail Consortium / Defra / Extended Producer Responsibility Biffa strongly calls for Scottish DRS to proceed as planned 7th June 2023 Biffa / Deposit Return Scheme / Scotland Environment Agency warns public of the risk of rogue trader apps 6th June 2023 Environment Agency / Waste Crime / Waste Regulations UK ministers reject SNP’s DRS request leaving scheme in doubt 6th June 2023 Deposit Return Scheme / Glass Recycling / Scotland Scotland and UK cannot afford to lose DRS, Circularity Scotland says 6th June 2023 Circularity Scotland / Deposit Return Scheme / Scotland Scottish DRS at risk as Yousaf sets UK gov deadline 5th June 2023 Deposit Return Scheme / glass / Scotland UN plastic treaty talks end with mandate for first draft agreement 5th June 2023 Climate Change / plastic / UNEP £500,000 in grants awarded to projects reducing open waste burning 5th June 2023 Climate Change / grants / open waste burning Small Islands will “choke on plastic” if urgent action is not taken 2nd June 2023 Climate Change / Plastic Pollution / UN Absolut launches “first-ever” commercially available paper bottles 2nd June 2023 drinks bottles / packaging / Paper Recycling Customer experience overlooked in circular business models – report 2nd June 2023 behaviour change / Circular Economy / reuse Defra comments on recycling collections media coverage 2nd June 2023 local authorities / Recycling / Waste Collections Leading apparel brands unite in quest for harmonised textile waste management 1st June 2023 Circular Economy / EPR / Fast Fashion / textiles Mars bars trials paper wrappers in UK to cut plastic waste 1st June 2023 packaging / Paper Recycling / Plastic Packaging Two men jailed for running illegal Lincolnshire waste site 31st May 2023 Environment Agency / Waste Crime Humza Yousaf accuses UK government of sabotaging DRS 30th May 2023 Deposit Return Scheme / Recycling / Scotland Champions League Finals’ circular economy practices announced 30th May 2023 Circular Economy / Football / Pepsico / reuse First 1 2 … 82 83 84 … 309 310 Last