News UK government reviewing the potential of recycling PPE waste 15th February 2022 Coronavirus / PPE News Tonnes of COVID-19 healthcare waste exposes ‘dire need’ to improve waste management systems – WHO 2nd February 2022 Coronavirus / medical waste / World Health Organisation News Rate of reuse down 60% last year as the sector ‘hard hit’ by COVID-19 28th January 2022 Coronavirus / reuse / Reuse Network News Omicron absence rates pushed to ‘never before seen’ average of 4.87% – LARAC 14th January 2022 Coronavirus / LARAC / local authorities News England’s drop in recycling reflects impact of pandemic and service disruptions – Defra 6th January 2022 collections / Coronavirus / Local Authority Collected Waste Statistics News Other frontline staff used to keep council waste and recycling services going 5th January 2022 Coronavirus / ESA / LARAC / LGA News Face mask litter increased by almost 9,000% from March to October 2020 13th December 2021 Coronavirus / Litter / University of Portsmouth News First year of pandemic saw 16% increase in reported incidents of fly-tipping in England 9th December 2021 Coronavirus / Defra / Fly-Tipping / Waste Crime Feature Covering all bases 23rd June 2021 Coronavirus / health and safety / PPE News Report highlights ‘important role’ of Energy Recovery Facilities in tackling COVID-19 waste 21st June 2021 Clinical Waste / Coronavirus / Veolia News The Princess Royal visits Veolia’s Southwark facility to celebrate training and thank key workers 24th May 2021 Coronavirus / key workers / Veolia News Pandemic ‘disruption’ reflected in England recycling figures 13th May 2021 Coronavirus / Defra / Local Authority Collected Waste Statistics Webinar A safe exit from lockdown and rebuilding sustainability culture post Covid-19 5th May 2021 Coronavirus / covid-19 / culture / sustainability Webinar “Don’t Panic Mr Hancock!” – Pandemic waste and how to deal with it 28th April 2021 Coronavirus / Healthcare Waste / resilience News Retask the Mask: UK recycling campaign tackling face mask pollution 22nd April 2021 Coronavirus / facemasks / Plastic Waste / PPE / Recycling News Study: Pandemic has made UK people more ‘environmentally conscious’ – but ‘green’ behaviours have dipped 14th April 2021 aviva / behaviour change / Coronavirus News Post lockdown litter prompts call for businesses to #ReturnToRefill 9th April 2021 Coronavirus / Litter / plastic / Single-Use News Wilko launches in-store face mask recycling scheme 30th March 2021 Coronavirus / face masks / plastic / PPE First 1 2 … 11 12 Last
