• News Biffa to replace diesel engines in trucks with electric alternatives 2nd May 2023 Biffa / Electric Vehicles / net zero Biffa Polymers acquires PET recycler Esterpet 1st May 2023 Biffa / PET / Recycling NLWA launches waste prevention education hub for primary schools 1st May 2023 Education / NLWA / reuse Veolia project recycles Harrods’ plastic bags into benches for staff 1st May 2023 Plastic Bags / Recycling / Veolia Vaping industry publishes “Greenprint” for sustainable vaping 28th April 2023 e-cigarettes / vapes / WEEE Gov proposes Plastic Packaging Tax change to drive chemical recycling 28th April 2023 chemical recycling / Plastic Packaging Tax / UK Government News in brief | CIWM Commercial Partner Updates 27th April 2023 energy from waste / ISB Global / Scotland £1.2m NHS charities Greener Communities Fund launches 27th April 2023 green space / Hubbub / NHS Google launches single-use plastic food packaging challenge 27th April 2023 food packaging / Google / Single-Use Plastic Yes Recycling facility in Fife enters administration 26th April 2023 Morrisons / plastic / Recycling Brits throw away almost 80 million usable food items per week 26th April 2023 Food Waste / Stop Food Waste Day / too good to go North East man sentenced after illegally burning waste on land 26th April 2023 Environment Agency / open waste burning / Waste Crime Veolia launches nationwide vape collection scheme 26th April 2023 e-cigarettes / Veolia / WEEE Scottish DRS row escalates as Green MSP calls for investigation 26th April 2023 Deposit Return Scheme / DRS / Scottish Government NWS launches strategy for nuclear waste management and disposal 25th April 2023 Nuclear Decommissioning Authority / Nuclear Waste / UK Government “UK’s first” industrial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling plant to open 25th April 2023 Lithium Ion Batteries / Recycling / Technology Minerals New report outlines “sustainability progress” in fashion retail 25th April 2023 Circular Economy / fashion / textiles Government must “go back to the drawing board” with EPR reforms – BRC 24th April 2023 British Retail Consortium / Extended Producer Responsibility / Recycling First 1 2 … 86 87 88 … 309 310 Last