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...
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...
EA’s Compliance Monitoring
At the beginning of October the Environment Agency (EA) published their ‘Compliance monitoring and enforcement activity 2018’ report. With positive...
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) have been under scrutiny since the recast of the POPs directive in the EU, increasing controls...
AO's Successes at Telford Recycling Plant
A report released on 7th October 2019 has shown than CO2 emissions equivalent to 100,000 family cars were released in...
WRAP Publish Their Biggest Recycling Tracker Survey
The Recycling Tracker is an annual survey which has been undertaken by WRAP since 2004 making it the longest running...
Amy Meek of Kids Against Plastic Speaks at WEEE Conference
Here at Wastepack we are proud to support the child-led charity Kids Against Plastic and we were honoured to watch...
Householders ‘Hoarding’ Unused Electrical Items
Hundreds of thousands of electrical items may be sitting unused in homes across the country, research by the Royal Society...
New Wave of WEEE Fund Allocation Announced
It has been announced that £3.5 million has been allocated by the Waste Electrical, Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Fund to boost...
Ministerial Changes at Defra
A cabinet reshuffle by the newly appointed Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has seen Theresa Villiers take over as the Secretary...
Defra Publish Consultation Responses
Defra published their Resources and Waste Strategy in December 2018 which laid out a 25 Year Environmental Plan, aiming to...
