Waste Management

Office for Environmental Protection report identifies systemic weaknesses in inspection quality, consistency and oversight across regulated waste operations in England.

Analysis indicates that exemption changes could add up to £29.5 million per capital project and undermine offshore wind infrastructure investment.

Statement of intent from council leader John Cotton revives the broad terms of an Acas "ballpark" deal twice blocked by government-appointed commissioners, with detailed terms to be put to a Unite member vote.

Voluntary beta opens on 28 April ahead of mandatory use at around 12,000 permitted waste receiving sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from October.

Circle Economy and Deloitte put an economic price on non-circular practices for the first time, estimating annual value losses equivalent to 31 per cent of global GDP.

Government response to the industrial emissions consultation commits to bringing small waste incinerators, non-waste anaerobic digestion and carbon capture under a modernised environmental permitting framework, with detailed proposals to follow in 2026.

Work begins this week to remove 21,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste from a site near the A34 in Oxfordshire, in an operation the Environment Agency expects to take six months and between 15 and 30 lorry loads a day.

Environmental network outlines dual-budget EPR model and interim circularity fund ahead of EU Circular Economy Act.

February review concludes with decision to end all household waste recycling centre collections

Trade body warns of cross-border complexity after UK Government grants Internal Market Act exclusion

Deposit return schemes linked to increased collection volumes across multiple EU member states in 2023.

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

ESA warns large pressurised cylinders are damaging at recovery facilities and endangering waste workers