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The UK-wide ban on single-use vapes is now less than two months away, with enforcement beginning on 1 June 2025. The legislation,…
The Environment Secretary, Steve Reed, has delivered a speech outlining the next stages of moving towards a circular economy in the UK.…
PackUK, the official scheme administrator for extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR), has officially launched today (21 January 2025). The development was…
Defra has announced that paper and cardboard must be collected separately under the forthcoming Simpler Recycling regulations, effective from March 2025. Councils…
Draft legislation for England and Northern Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been laid before Parliament by Defra, marking a significant step…
On 6 November 2024, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) held a key roundtable ahead of the final…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that a ban on the sale of single-use vapes will be…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced plans to undertake an internal regulatory review, spearheaded by economist Dan…
At the annual LARAC Conference on 9 October 2024, Margaret Bates, head of the scheme administrator for extended producer responsibility for packaging…
On 30 September 2024, Defra published the second version of the illustrative base fees for the extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR).…
