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Targets set for 2024
Targets for 2024 are due to be in line with those set out recently by the Northern Irish government. Packaging...
Barclay Named Environment Secretary
Steve Barclay has become the fifth new environment secretary since the Resources and Waste Strategy was unveiled in 2018. He...
Simpler Recycling plans finally released
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) unveiled its ‘Simpler Recycling’ plans on 21 October, which aims to...
Has anything changed with consistency?
They say a week is a long time in politics, but for waste it can really transform things. On Wednesday,...
HMRC collects £42 million more from PPT
Recent data published by HMRC has highlighted that the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) brought in £42 million more than forecast...
DRS lobbying ramps up £1.8 bn annual costs
As the dust settles on Defra’s announcement that payments under extended producer responsibility will be delayed, pressure has ramped up...
Clarity still needed but legislation still progresses
While we await clarity on extended producer responsibility (EPR) in the upcoming years, significant policy developments have emerged in the...
EPR data collection still required despite rumours of EPR delay
The UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has emphasised its unwavering stance on the implementation of the...
ACP minutes reveal UK-wide PRN compliance fears
Minutes released in June from the last Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) meeting held in February have provided insight into...
Wales under pressure to exclude glass from DRS
Producers in Wales, supported by industry association British Glass, are calling on the Welsh Government to reconsider its decision to...
UK-wide Deposit Return Scheme looking more likely for 2025
With Scotland’s plans for a deposit return scheme coming under more pressure, there is a growing expectation that a UK...
Government to ban single-use plastics
Bans on a range of single-use plastics from 1 October 2023 for items including cutlery have been published by the...
Scottish DRS Delayed
The Scottish First Minister, Humza Yousaf, has announced a delay to the start of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in...
Coffey looks to uncork Scottish DRS plans
The UK government is waiting for the new Scottish First Minister, Humza Yousaf, to decide if he wants to continue...
Scottish DRS Registration Closing February 28th
Overview The Scottish Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will affect all drinks producers AND importers, regardless of size, that markets or...
Lords looking to rush through EPR data regulations
Crucial regulations have been approved by the House of Lords as part of the UK’s new producer responsibility system for...
Environment Secretary seeking to address EPR issues
The environment secretary of England, Thérèse Coffey, recently spoke about the government's efforts to introduce consistent recycling collections in the...
Defra surveys street bins to calculate EPR costs
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) surveys street litter bins to inform its list of ‘commonly littered’...
DRS in England, Wales & Northern Ireland
Deposit Return Schemes (DRS) operate in many countries such as Sweden and Australia and are used to increase recycling rates...
Scottish DRS Concerns
Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) has urged councils not to stop glass collections ahead of the rollout of the deposit return...