Feature The 12 biggest waste management news stories of 2025 2nd December 2025 Defra / Environment Agency / Recycling News Budget 2025: Government backtracks on landfill tax overhaul 26th November 2025 Defra / Environment Agency / Landfill Tax News Serious pollution in waste sector rises by 57%, Environment Agency finds 25th November 2025 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Fly-tipping mountain in Kidlington explained: What happens next? 24th November 2025 Defra / Environment Agency / fly tipping News CIWM challenges Defra minister’s claim of ‘whole system failure’ in waste sector 20th November 2025 CIWM / Defra / Environment Agency News Plastic wet wipes to be banned from 2027 19th November 2025 boots / Defra / Plastic wet wipes News Circular Economy Strategy delayed until 2026 12th November 2025 Circular Economy Task Force / Defra News East Sussex pair receive suspended sentences for part in baled waste dumping 13th October 2025 Defra / Waste Crime News Councils to receive over £88m for food waste collections 9th October 2025 Defra / Food Waste / local authorities Insight 5 things we learned at RWM 2025 23rd September 2025 Circular Economy Task Force / Defra / UN Plastic Treaty News £10,000 fine after Lancashire illegal waste operations uncovered 22nd September 2025 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Treasury reconsiders landfill tax shake-up after industry backlash 16th September 2025 Defra / landfill / Landfill Tax News Emma Reynolds appointed Defra Secretary in cabinet reshuffle 8th September 2025 Defra News Defra to reform waste carriers, broker and dealers regulations 27th August 2025 Defra / Waste Carriers / Waste Crime News Firm fined over £167,000 for dumping waste in Lincolnshire 13th August 2025 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Four in five agree ‘throwaway culture’ is a big problem in the UK 13th August 2025 Defra / Green Alliance / plastic treaty News Online marketplaces to pay for recycling electrical waste in UK 13th August 2025 Defra / Extended Producer Responsibility / Recycling News Reports: Defra to cut workforce by 10% 12th August 2025 Defra / HM Treasury First 1 2 3 4 5 … 23 24 Last