News posts from 2017

Plans for a Centre for Anaerobic Biotechnology and Bioresources Research will be outlined by the UK anaerobic digestion (AD) industry at the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) Research & Innovation (R&I) Forum 2017 in London next week (28-29 March). ADBA is establishing an AD research centre ADBA claims the centre will establish the UK as […]

Rural businesses and landowners across the UK are putting themselves at risk of waste crime due to a ‘fundamental lack’ of regulatory knowledge. This was the message from the ‘Right Waste, Right Place’ campaign, which has commissioned a survey into how businesses in the countryside respond to illegal dumping of waste. Landowners are often faced […]

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into the environmental impact of drinks packaging including plastic bottles and single-use coffee cups. The inquiry, which was announced on Saturday (4 March), will examine the challenges in collecting and recycling these products and what obstacles exist that might prevent greater recycling. This will […]

Landfill Tax rates from 1 April 2018 have been confirmed by the Treasury today (8 March 2017) and are to be set at £88.95 per tonne for standard rate material and £2.80 per tonne for lower rate material. Alongside the publication of the rates in today’s Budget documents, the Treasury has also announced that there […]

The Policy Exchange think tank has called for the UK to set its own direction in waste policy after it has left the European Union. According to the Policy Exchange which compiled the report, titled ‘Going Round in Circles‘, the UK should seek to define its own approach to waste policy, instead of adopting the […]