News Over 700 fires in bin lorries and recycling centres are caused by batteries 1st December 2022 Lithium Ion Batteries / local authorities / Waste Fires News 89% of people call on UK government to support compostables as “solution to plastic crisis” 30th November 2022 compostable / local authorities / plastic Feature The Festival of Circular Economy: 5 more things we’re looking forward to 24th November 2022 Circular Economy / festival of circular economy / local authorities News Islington Council trials food waste recycling service for flats above shops 21st November 2022 Circular Economy / local authorities / NLWA News Veolia wins new contract with Medway Council 17th November 2022 local authorities / Recycling / Veolia Webinar Contracts Management Local Authority Webinar 14th November 2022 DRS / EPR / local authorities News Inadequate support from government jeopardises local climate action 14th November 2022 ADEPT / local authorities / net zero News Two local authorities join “biggest” flexible plastic household collection and recycling pilot 11th October 2022 ecosurety / Flexible Plastic Recycling / local authorities Webinar pEPR Question Time – Modelling Local Authority costs 10th October 2022 EPR / local authorities / packaging News New toolkit and funding for local authorities to boost recycling on-the-go 6th October 2022 Hubbub / local authorities / Recycling What is the circular economy innovation communities programme? 20th September 2022 Circular Economy / local authorities / Wales Opinion Could composted food waste replace peat? 20th September 2022 collection / Food Waste / local authorities Feature Deposit Return Schemes and the case for “digital” 2nd September 2022 digital DRS / local authorities / Recycling Opinion Disposable E-cigarettes: Small WEEE needs a big solution 31st August 2022 e-cigarettes / E-Waste / local authorities News Estimated 300 tonnes of waste cleared after Notting Hill Carnival 31st August 2022 infrastructure / local authorities / Notting Hill Carnival News Public Health Scotland calls for decontamination following strikes 31st August 2022 local authorities / Scotland / Waste And Recycling Collections News Defra warns against a “blanket zero-tolerance” approach to issuing litter penalties 26th August 2022 Defra / Litter / local authorities News Businesses paid out £3 million in commercial fly-tipping fees in last 3 years 19th August 2022 Fly-Tipping / local authorities / Waste Crime First 1 2 … 17 18 19 … 26 27 Last
