• News Ban UK plastic waste exports to OECD countries – green groups 19th May 2023 OECD countries / plastic / Waste Exports Recycled plastic food wrappers spark concerns for scientists 19th May 2023 food packaging / plastic / Recycling Shapps calls for closer energy collaboration between UK and US on visit 18th May 2023 Energy Security / net zero / United States Tesco calls for faster consistent collection timetable delivery 18th May 2023 consistency collections / Deposit Return Scheme / Tesco Hertfordshire recycling firm fined after employee’s leg amputated 17th May 2023 health and safety / Health and Safety Executive Birmingham to become “UK’s first” centre for rare earth magnet recycling 17th May 2023 Magnets / Recycling / University of Birmingham Europe needs to step up circular economy efforts – EEA says 17th May 2023 European Commission / European Environment Agency / Recycling Coca-Cola Sidcup site begins making plastic bottles with attached caps 17th May 2023 Coca-Cola Europacific Partners / Plastic bottles / Recycling Plastic pollution could be reduced by 80% by 2040, UN says 16th May 2023 Circular Economy / Extended Producer Responsibility / Plastic Pollution Recycling firm wall collapse directors jailed after deaths of 5 men 16th May 2023 health and safety / Health and Safety at Work Act Revised EU circular economy monitoring framework goes live 16th May 2023 Circular Economy / EU / European Commission 120k tonnes of plastics available for recycling from UK HWRCs – report 16th May 2023 HWRCs / plastic / Recycling 62% of businesses to invest more in sustainable packaging materials 16th May 2023 packaging / paper / sustainability New EU-funded recycling project launches in Southend-on Sea 15th May 2023 EU / local authorities / Plastic recycling New £1.5bn waste-to-SAF facility announced will be “biggest in the world” 15th May 2023 landfill / local authorities / Sustainable Aviation Fuels Report: £1.3 billion invested into circular economy in 12 months 12th May 2023 Circular Economy / finance / Green Investment Tech disposal app stops over a million units of e-waste entering landfill 12th May 2023 E-Waste / Recycling / WEEE ZWE calls for proportional allocation of recycled content plastics 12th May 2023 chemical recycling / mechanical plastics recycling / Zero Waste Europe First 1 2 … 84 85 86 … 309 310 Last