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 News Defra sets mandatory interim waste targets for 2028 31st January 2023 25-Year Environment Plan / Defra / Waste Targets News Deposit return scheme for England, Wales and NI set for 2025 20th January 2023 Defra / Deposit Return Scheme / drinks bottles Opinion Why “transitional” food waste collections would prove a travesty 17th January 2023 Defra / Food Waste Collection / ReFood News Some single-use plastics to be banned in England 9th January 2023 Defra / plastic / Single-Use Plastic News Defra sets target to halve residual waste per person by 2042 19th December 2022 Defra / Environment Agency / residual waste News Environment Agency staff begin industrial action over pay 14th December 2022 Defra / Environment Agency / Industrial action News Environment Secretary needs to clarify “worrying remarks” about plastics ban, City to Sea says 14th December 2022 Biodegradable Plastics / Defra / Single-Use Plastics News FPA calls for EPR information campaign for businesses 8th December 2022 Defra / EPR / packaging News Environmental groups call for ban on disposable vapes 25th November 2022 Defra / e-cigarettes / Lithium Ion Batteries First 1 2 … 12 13 14 … 23 24 Last