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18-month suspended prison sentence for illegal waste activity

10th February 2025

Environment Agency / Waste Crime

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Three men fined a 5-figure sum for operating an illegal waste site

13th December 2024

Environment Agency / Waste Crime

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Lidl and WWF partner to tackle food waste and promote sustainability across 31 countries

1st July 2024

Food Waste / Lidl / Supply Chains / WWF

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Waste management company fined £200,000 after man suffered serious burns

15th May 2024

health and safety / Health and Safety Executive

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eBay UK drops fees on selling pre-owned clothes to enable a circular economy for fashion

8th April 2024

Circular Economy / ebay / fashion

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Defra temporarily halts environmental permits for new waste incineration facilities

8th April 2024

Defra / energy from waste / Environment Agency

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Welsh workplaces now required to sort waste for recycling under new law

6th April 2024

business waste / Recycling / Wales

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Walkers’ new paper multibag packs set to eliminate 65 tonnes of virgin plastic each year

5th April 2024

plastic / Recycling / Walkers Crisps

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Manchester company fined over £870,000 for illegal waste exports

5th April 2024

Environment Agency / illegal exports / Waste Crime

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Environment Secretary says 2027 now “more likely” start date for DRS

27th March 2024

Defra / Deposit Return Scheme / packaging

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Aldi and Flexible Plastic Fund pioneer tracking system to make flexible plastic recycling more transparent

1st March 2024

Aldi / Circular Economy / plastic

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New era begins for the Green Compass Scheme

29th February 2024

Green Compass

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Keep Britain Tidy unveils a new version of the waste hierarchy

29th February 2024

Circular Economy / Keep Britain Tidy / Waste Hierarchy

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UK hits emissions milestone but faces critical decision on future targets

28th February 2024

Climate Change / Climate Change Committee

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UK to establish world’s first UN-backed centre for circular economy research

27th February 2024

Circular Economy / Defra / United Nations

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71% of people believe supermarkets and retailers use too much packaging

26th February 2024

LGA / local authorities / OPRL / packaging

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Belgium becomes first European country to recognise “ecocide” as international level crime

26th February 2024

Belgium / Environmental Crime / international

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Report: Global municipal solid waste projected to increase to 3.8 billion tonnes by 2050

26th February 2024

Circular Economy / Global Waste Management / ISWA / UNEP

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