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Wales moves to align with UK DRS timeline

Welsh Government accelerates Deposit Return Scheme timeline to match UK rollout while maintaining distinct inclusion of glass containers.

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EU proposes new vehicle rules to drive circularity in automotive sector

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Digital waste tracking gets official start date as UK gears up for sector-wide rollout

10th July 2025

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Veolia to open UK’s first closed-loop PET recycling plant in £70m investment

10th July 2025

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How greening your skills will secure all of our futures

7th July 2025

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Environment Agency Advice Series: Preparing water environment Conceptual Site Models for inert waste deposit permit applications

7th July 2025

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Environment Agency Advice: Completing Hydrogeological Risk Assessments for inert waste deposit permit applications

7th July 2025

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PRNs in the age of EPR: What does this mean for the market?

2nd July 2025

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New packaging waste rules: What should ‘Small Producers’ do?

1st July 2025

Environment Agency / Extended Producer Responsibility / packaging

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CEI roundtable: How does language impact our efforts to be more circular?

Members of the recent Circular Economy Institute (CEI) roundtable were asked an important question: how does the language we use help or hinder our efforts to be more circular with resources and waste? At this year’s Festival of Circular Economy, we brought together voices from across industry, policy and sustainability for a powerful CEI roundtable […]

30th June 2025

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