Recycle Wales becomes Wales first approved Packaging Waste Compliance Scheme
Recycle Wales, the Specialist Environmental Compliance Company, is pleased to announce that it has registered Wales first packaging waste compliance...
WEEE Collection Targets
Defra has proposed to slash its target for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) for 2020 by...
Plastic Packaging Tax
A £200 a tonne tax on plastic packaging containing less than 30% recycled content will come into force in April...
Review of WEEE Regulations
In February the Government released its Post Implementation Review (PIR) of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013....
WEEE Take-Back Update
Under the Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations of 2013 retailers of EEE have the option to either offer instore...
WEEE Compliance Fee Update
The proposal submitted by the Joint Trade Association for 2019’s waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) compliance fee was approved...
Circular Economy Action Plan
The European Commission has adopted a ‘Circular Economy Action Plan’, and promised to launch “concrete actions” on packaging, WEEE and...
EA Packaging Monitoring Plan Released
The Environment Agency (EA) have recently released their monitoring plan for packaging producer responsibility that outlines what is to be...
POPs & New Classification Rules
Last year investigation by the Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling (ICER), in cooperation with Defra and the Environment Agency...
Take-Back Changes on the Cards for Retailers
As the government activities wound down ahead of the Christmas period, it was widely expected that Defra would announce a...
WRAP Reports Plastics Pact Progress
Plastics recycling has been one of the top subjects of 2019 with awareness of the topic ranging from government through...
Villiers returns as Environment Secretary
The General Election on 12 December, which saw Boris Johnson returned as Prime Minister with a large Conservative majority, saw...
European WEEE Sector Calls for Minimum Standards
Representatives from the European waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) recycling sector have called for the EU to implement minimum...
Plastics Market Situation Report Published by WRAP
WRAP’s Plastic Market Situation Report published in October outlined the latest data and in-depth information about UK plastics recycling and...
The Environment Bill
Last week (15th October 2019) the highly-anticipated Environment Bill was published by Defra outlining new legal frameworks and powers to...
International E-Waste Day
Over recent years we have seen a substantial increase in consumer awareness of the issues surrounding plastics and single-use items....
The Queen's Speech
On 14th October we heard the Queen’s speech and with many changes on the horizon the Queen reassured “My ministers...
Industry Awards for our Compliance Scheme Manager
35 under 35 is an exciting awards programme that aims to “uncover the leaders of tomorrow” by identifying the rising...
Charity Update
Team Wastepack ran London Royal Parks Half Marathon for Blood Cancer Charity NATSIRT On Sunday 13th October four members of...
