Feature The 10 biggest waste management news stories of 2024 11th December 2024 CIWM / Defra / Waste Crime News Hackney Council responds to campaigners against EfW plant 10th December 2024 Defra / energy from waste / Waste Incineration News Defra cancels mandatory single-use cup take-back scheme 6th December 2024 Defra / Recycling / Single-Use Briefing Paper CIWM Member Briefing Note: Government Announcement – Simpler Recycling 29th November 2024 Defra / Simpler Recycling News Defra announces paper and cardboard to be collected separately under Simpler Recycling 29th November 2024 Defra / Recycling Collections / Simpler Recycling News Defra commits to three-country DRS excluding Wales 21st November 2024 Defra / Deposit Return Scheme News Link between resources & environment “poorly understood” in government 19th November 2024 Defra / Green Alliance / resource and waste management News Defra hosts roundtable ahead of UN Plastic Treaty negotiations 8th November 2024 Defra / UN Plastic Treaty / WRAP News DRS confirmed to go live in October 2027 after start-date confusion 6th November 2024 Defra / Deposit Return Scheme News Council to pursue legal action against Walleys Quarry landfill 5th November 2024 Defra / Environment Agency / local authorities News CIWM outlines opportunities for UK green skills growth 21st October 2024 CIWM / Defra / green skills News Defra to review if current regulatory landscape is fit for purpose 17th October 2024 Circular Economy / Defra / reuse News Glass will not be an in-scope material for England and NI’s DRSs 14th October 2024 Defra / Deposit Return Scheme / Glass Packaging News Trade bodies respond to report they “lobbied” Defra to delay EPR 8th October 2024 British Retail Consortium / Defra / EPR / Food and Drink Federation / Incpen News Defra publishes revised illustrative base fees for packaging EPR 1st October 2024 Defra / Extended Producer Responsibility / packaging News Disappointment at EPR mandatory packaging labelling delay 30th September 2024 CIWM / Defra / Extended Producer Responsibility News Household recycling rates remain at 44% in the UK 27th September 2024 Defra / household waste / Recycling News British Glass says Defra to revise EPR fee calculation method 19th September 2024 British Glass / Defra / EPR First 1 2 … 7 8 9 … 24 25 Last
