Recycling

Charity
An association representing charity shops has raised concerns that the government’s plans to implement free kerbside collections of WEEE could impact their…
Packaging Targets

Targets set for 2024

Targets for 2024 are due to be in line with those set out recently by the Northern Irish government. Packaging targets will…
Recycling
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) unveiled its ‘Simpler Recycling’ plans on 21 October, which aims to ensure every…
Consistency with Household bins
They say a week is a long time in politics, but for waste it can really transform things. On Wednesday, 20 September,…
deposit return scheme
With Scotland’s plans for a deposit return scheme coming under more pressure, there is a growing expectation that a UK wide scheme…

Scottish DRS Delayed

The Scottish First Minister, Humza Yousaf, has announced a delay to the start of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in Scotland. The…
WEEE Takeback
Environment Agency data shows retailers collected 146,104 tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) via in-store takeback schemes in 2021. This…
The packaging waste recycling targets for 2021 and 2022 have been confirmed by Defra. The announcement also confirmed that in line with…
Early 2020 saw OPRL launch new rules to govern their market-leading recycling labels, with aims to give consumers greater transparency on the…
The second International E-Waste Day will be held on 14 October 2019 to promote the correct disposal of electrical and electronic equipment…