Apple boasts of ‘highest ever’ use of recycled content in 2021
US technology giant Apple has unveiled a recycling machine which it says uses a “ground-breaking” approach to improve material recovery...
WEEE collection targets finalised by Defra
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has finalised the collection targets for household waste electrical and electronic...
EPR for Packaging Consultation Response Published
On Saturday 26th March, Defra released the consultation outcome for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging. We are now one...
Currys offers financial reward for unwanted tech
Technology retailer Currys has unveiled a customer commitment, ‘Long Live Your Tech’, which until 15 April includes offering people a...
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We're delighted to announce a great opportunity to join our team as an Account Manager and become an integral part...
In-store Takeback Increases WEEE Collections
Environment Agency data shows retailers collected 146,104 tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) via in-store takeback schemes in...
EPR Implementation Delayed
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have announced that the phased implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)...
WEEE Sector Close to Hitting 2021 Target
The UK’s waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling sector collected 490,541 tonnes of household WEEE in 2021, meaning 97.4%...
Wastepack Recognised in FT1000
Wastepack is 1 of 12 waste management and recycling sector companies included in the FT1000 ranking, and the only company...
Defra Consultations on Waste Tracking & CBD Reform
The UK is committed to moving towards a more circular economy, extracting maximum value from resources by keeping them in...
Kids Against Plastic in New Years Honours List
Campaigning sisters, Amy and Ella Meek, who set out to raise awareness of environmental issues have been honoured in the...
EPR is Coming
It’s been almost 2 months since the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Consultation on reforming the packaging regulations closed and we’re...
Q1 WEEE Data Published
Data on volumes of household WEEE collected for recycling for the first quarter of the year has been published. For...
Plastic Packaging Tax: initial guidance released
With less than a year before April 2022 when the plastic packaging tax is set to go live, HMRC have...
Zero Waste Award Winners Announced
The winners with the Zero Waste Awards have been announced! The organisers say, ‘the overall objective of the scheme is...
Consistency in Collections Consultation Published by Defra
The consultation for Consistency in Household and Business Recycling Collections in England has today (7th May 2021) been published by...
2021 WEEE Targets
Defra have released the final WEEE collection targets for 2021. Following the unavoidable impact of the pandemic on collections in...
WEEE Link Team Member Reunites Leeds Resident with Mobile Phone
We all rely on our mobile phones, probably more than we really care to admit, but what would you do...
Defra Publish EPR & DRS Consultations
Yesterday (24th March 2021) Defra released two of the three highly anticipated packaging and waste consultations. These are Extended Producer...
Environmental Principles Draft Policy Statement
On 10th March Defra launched a consultation into five legally binding principles that aim to “guide Ministers and policy-makers towards...
