News posts from 2017

Data published this week has confirmed that packaging recycling targets for 2017 look largely on course to be met by the end of the year, with performance in steel, paper and wood ahead of schedule. Obligation data which was made available on the Environment Agency’s National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) on Monday (15 May) reveals […]

Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement that the UK will have a General Election on 8 June has cast short-term uncertainty over some policy measures such but could mean more certainty over existing EU-linked legislation. And, it is expected to see the departure of yet another recycling minister with Dr Therese Coffey, the current post-holder, having […]

A strong call to action to improve recovered material quality throughout the supply chain was delivered to delegates at the Quality First conference in London on Wednesday (April 5). The event was part of the Recycling Association’s Quality First campaign, designed to raise awareness of the importance of producing high quality recovered materials ‘to prepare […]

Government ministers confirmed that the ‘whole body’ of existing environmental laws derived from EU legislation would be safeguarded in UK law before Brexit. Confirmation came in the Department for Exiting the European Union (DEXEU) white paper setting out the terms of the government’s Great Repeal Bill, which is expected to be put in place before […]

The volume of Hertfordshire’s household waste sent to landfill saw a significant decline in 2015/16, according to the Hertfordshire Waste Partnership, which has recorded a 39,000-tonne drop in landfill tonnages in its latest annual report. The report, which covers the 12 months from April 2015 also suggests that the county saw a decline in the […]