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At the end of 2024, the UK government launched the Circular Economy Taskforce, bringing together experts from industry, academia, and civil society.…
The newly established UK Deposit Management Organisation (UK DMO) has been announced as the official operator of the UK’s forthcoming Deposit Return…
The UK-wide ban on single-use vapes is now less than two months away, with enforcement beginning on 1 June 2025. The legislation,…
Portugal is set to become the first country in southern continental Europe to implement a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for single-use beverage…
As of today (31 March 2025), the Simpler Recycling regulations have come into effect in England, requiring workplaces with ten or more…
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…
The full Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) regulations were formally laid before Parliament on 24 October 2024. These regulations, available for…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that a ban on the sale of single-use vapes will be…
