Plastic

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Message in a bottle

Wales secures Internal Market Act exclusion to include glass in deposit return scheme

5 months ago

UK Government approves Welsh Government’s divergence with conditions including extended transition period to October 2031
Sorting it out

Report calls for large-scale secondary sorting to address flexible packaging recycling gap

5 months ago

Alliance for Plastic Waste proposes dedicated recovery facilities as film recycling economics remain unproven
Pay to play

Environment Agency confirms £118 hourly charge for Simpler Recycling non-compliance

5 months ago

Consultation response confirms time-and-materials charging scheme takes effect from 3 February 2026
Litter bills

Wales consults on extending pEPR to cover littered and street-binned packaging

5 months ago

Welsh Government proposes three fee mechanisms to shift estimated £15m litter cost to producers
Border friction

Industry groups urge EU to ease waste shipment rules ahead of May deadline

5 months ago

Eight European associations call for transition period and repeal of two-day advance notice requirement
Rising returns

Wales municipal recycling rate rises to 68.4 per cent

5 months ago

Over half of Welsh local authorities now meet 70 per cent statutory target following largest annual increase since 2015-16
Brand new

UK deposit scheme unveils Exchange For Change branding ahead of 2027 launch

5 months ago

New brand icon depicting bottles and cans transforming into coins will appear on all in-scope drinks containers
Fresh start

Northern Ireland launches consultation on waste strategy to 2031

6 months ago

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir sets 70 per cent controlled waste recycling target by 2030
Wasted words

Scotland's draft circular economy strategy a 'wasted opportunity', say campaigners

6 months ago

30 organisations write to Cabinet Secretary warning of 'wasted opportunity' as consultation closes
Tiny couriers

Tiny marine organisms acting as 'biological pumps' for ocean microplastics

6 months ago

Research quantifies how waste plastics sink to ocean floor while entering marine food chain
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