May 16, 2024 · The UK Government has today (16 May) published the Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024, which establishes the legislation to simplify and standardise recycling practices across England.This Statutory Instrument brings into force several provisions of the Environment Act 2021, focusing on waste separation and collection requirements for both ...

Dec 20, 2024 · The Scottish Government has published its Circular Economy and Waste Route Map to 2030, setting out 11 priority actions to accelerate the country's transition to a circular economy and implement key measures from the recently …

Dec 19, 2024 · The UK Government has announced the membership of its new Circular Economy Taskforce, a body of experts who will be creating a roadmap for England’s transition to a circular economy.. The team will play a key role in developing Britain’s first Circular Economy Strategy, with a focus on supporting economic growth, creating green jobs, and accelerating progress towards the government’s net ...

Dec 17, 2024 · Local authorities across the UK must dramatically expand their plastic collection services by March 2027 to meet new requirements, while simultaneously preparing for significant changes in waste management funding and operations, according to RECOUP's latest UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey.

Oct 17, 2024 · Cemex Ventures' Ibon Iribar calls for investment in cement recycling to drive a circular economy and reduce CO2 emissions in construction.

Sep 13, 2024 · The UK Government has announced the establishment of a Circular Economy Taskforce, bringing together experts from across government, industry, academia, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Oct 15, 2024 · A comprehensive analysis by the BBC has revealed that burning household rubbish in giant incinerators to generate electricity is now the most polluting form of power generation in the UK. The investigation, which examined five years of data from across the country, found that waste incineration produces the same amount of greenhouse gases per unit of energy as coal power, which the UK ...

Nov 15, 2023 · The implementation of AI recycling technology within waste management systems has a central role to play in improving the accuracy of data reporting, equipping plant managers with the insights they need to take control of their operations and make proactive decisions.

Margaret Bates, recently appointed Head of the UK packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) Scheme Administrator by Defra, has been voted the winner of the 2024 Resource Hot 100 – our annual poll of the recycling industry's most influential figures, as decided by the sector itself.

Jul 24, 2024 · Mary Creagh, has been appointed as the Minister overseeing the circular economy at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).. In her new role, Creagh will have ministerial responsibility for piloting Defra through a raft of waste policy reforms, in line with Secretary of State Steve Reed’s recent commitment to create a ‘roadmap to move Britain to a zero waste economy’.