News Scottish DRS delayed until October 2025 “at earliest” 7th June 2023 Defra / DRS / packaging / Scotland News Resources and Waste Strategy is a £4 billion a year headache, BRC says 7th June 2023 British Retail Consortium / Defra / Extended Producer Responsibility News Defra publishes single-use plastic ban guidance 24th May 2023 Defra / Single-Use Plastics / Waste Legislation Feature EPR, DRS and consistent collections: a perfect fit? 3rd May 2023 Defra / DRS / EPR / Recycling Insight You’re a Firestarter: how to ensure WEEE is recycled properly 25th April 2023 Defra / Waste Fires / WEEE News Environment Agency staff given £3m training on “waste crime gangs” 13th April 2023 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Defra to provide £755,000 fly-tipping grants for local authorities 12th April 2023 Defra / Fly-Tipping / local authorities News UK economy’s nature-related risk to be assessed for “first time” 5th April 2023 Defra / Green Finance Institute / UK Economy News Consistent collection response delayed until after local elections 4th April 2023 CIWM / consistency collections / Defra News Plastic wet wipes to be banned in England next year 4th April 2023 Defra / plastic / Wet Wipes News Coffey says a single UK-wide DRS would be the “best outcome” 29th March 2023 Defra / Deposit Return Scheme / Scotland News England’s household recycling rate stagnates at 44 percent 24th March 2023 Defra / local authorities / Local Authority Collected Waste Statistics News UK gov urges businesses to prepare for packaging waste reforms 2nd March 2023 Defra / Environment Agency / EPR News Eunomia to conduct compostable packaging cost-benefit analysis 27th February 2023 Defra / Eunomia Research and Consulting Ltd / plastic News Report raises warnings about commercial waste service “zoning” 24th February 2023 Defra / Environmental Services Association / zoning Insight UK DRSs are happening, but is the glass half full or half empty? 14th February 2023 Defra / DRS / Eunomia Research and Consulting Ltd News Coffey cites circular economy among Defra’s current priorities 9th February 2023 Circular Economy / Defra / Environmental Audit Committee News Government unveils new reforms to target waste crime 8th February 2023 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime First 1 2 … 12 13 14 … 23 24 Last