Environment Agency data shows nearly 17,000 incidents across the country, with West Midlands, Yorkshire and East Anglia recording highest levels ...

A new study from environmental consultancy, CE Delft, has found that including waste incineration in the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) could deliver significant climate and employment ...

The government will replace the existing waste carrier, broker and dealer (CBD) registration system with environmental permits under planned reforms set out by Defra.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published its latest estimates of residual and municipal waste in England, revealing modest progress that falls short of the ...

The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has launched a formal investigation into the management of legacy landfill pollution, following a successful application by Margaret Mullane, ...

Experts across the packaging value chain have urged the UK government to follow France’s lead by committing five per cent of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees to fund reuse infrastructure ...

The UK Government's Spending Review 2025 has delivered a stark message for the waste management and circular economy sector, with minimal direct investment commitments and significant cuts to the ...

Annual data shows England's recycling rate drops to 43.4 per cent, while Wales maintains lead at 56.9 per cent ...

The government has outlined its approach to reducing waste sector emissions as part of its Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan, published this week, with waste and F-gas (fluorinated gases used in ...

More than 350 million people worldwide now have access to deposit return schemes (DRS), according to new data released by circular economy non-profit Reloop. The findings come as part of Reloop's new ...

The latest statistics from DAERA show that 49.7 per cent of waste collected by councils was sent for recycling in 2022/23 – the same level as the previous year.