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With Scotland’s plans for a deposit return scheme coming under more pressure, there is a growing expectation that a UK wide scheme…
Bans on a range of single-use plastics from 1 October 2023 for items including cutlery have been published by the Department for…
The UK has missed its targets for the collection of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) for the sixth consecutive year in…
Crucial regulations have been approved by the House of Lords as part of the UK’s new producer responsibility system for packaging. The…
Ministers have approved a proposal from the Joint Trade Association for the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) compliance fee methodology for…
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) surveys street litter bins to inform its list of ‘commonly littered’ items for…
Deposit Return Schemes (DRS) operate in many countries such as Sweden and Australia and are used to increase recycling rates of drinks…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have announced that the phased implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging…
The consultation for Consistency in Household and Business Recycling Collections in England has today (7th May 2021) been published by Defra. Under…
The packaging waste recycling targets for 2021 and 2022 have been confirmed by Defra. The announcement also confirmed that in line with…
