UK Government Advances pEPR Legislation
The full Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) regulations were formally laid before Parliament on 24 October 2024. These regulations,...
UK to Ban Single-Use Vapes from June 2025
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that a ban on the sale of single-use vapes...
Households Generated 5.6M Tonnes of Packaging Waste in 2023
A recent study has revealed that UK households produced a staggering 5.6 million tonnes of packaging waste in 2023. Of...
CIWM Expanding ‘Green Skills’ for a Sustainable Economy
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) recently met with Mary Creagh, Minister for the Circular Economy, to discuss the...
Defra to Conduct Internal Regulatory Review
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced plans to undertake an internal regulatory review, spearheaded by...
51% of UK Food and Drink Packaged with Unnecessary Plastic
Recent research by DS Smith has revealed that over half of food and drink items sold in UK supermarkets are...
Glass Exclusion for England and N.I DRS
Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh has confirmed that glass will not be included in the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for...
Indicative Payments for Local Authorities
At the annual LARAC Conference on 9 October 2024, Margaret Bates, head of the scheme administrator for extended producer responsibility...
Government Funding for Carbon Capture Projects
The UK government has secured a commercial agreement with the clean energy sector, launching a major funding initiative for carbon...
Mandatory Labelling Requirement Removed from EPR
Defra has announced the removal of the mandatory labelling requirement from the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) statutory instrument. This requirement...
Government to Publish Response to PPT Consultation
The government has announced plans to release its response to the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) consultation by the end of...
BPF Unveils New Hub for Advancing the UK Plastics Industry
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched an innovative new hub aimed at enhancing the UK plastics industry by improving...
Defra releases initial pEPR packaging fees for Year 1
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has released a document detailing the initial base fees for new...
Labour government accelerates DRS rollout
The newly elected Labour government has announced plans to accelerate the introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), moving it...
Defra announces Simpler Recycling update
Recycling minister, Robbie Moore, has revealed a new "common-sense approach" to recycling. This approach is designed to simplify bin collections...
Awards for Excellence 2024
Letsrecycle.com hosted its 21st Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management on 16 May which recognised the achievements of...
Defra announced that it has banned the use of single-use vapes in the UK
Research last year from Material Focus showed that of disposable single-use vapes thrown away has soared from 1.3 million to...
Concern that kerbside WEEE collections could hit charity retailers
An association representing charity shops has raised concerns that the government’s plans to implement free kerbside collections of WEEE could...
Defra has published its WEEE consultation
Defra last week published its long-anticipated consultation on reforms to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013. The consultation...
WEEE targets on track for Q3
Defra's latest release on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) collection in the UK for the initial three quarters of...
