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Further Chinese import restrictions announced
24 April, 2018
The Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment has announced that China will ban imports of 32 types of solid waste by the end of 2019, including waste plastics from industrial sources. Further specialised material restrictions had been expected. The restrictions will come in two waves. Firstly by 31 December 2018, solid waste from waste hardware, […]
Pressure building in mixed paper and plastics mark
26 January, 2018
Pressure is starting to build in the waste paper sector as the New Year restrictions on the export of mixed papers to China starts to bite, with some experts predicting mixed papers are about to “hit a brick wall”. On the plastics front, prices are falling for lower grade material with some in the […]
Agency reminds industry of charges consultation
16 January, 2018
The Environment Agency today reminded the waste and recycling sector about its current consultation on fees and charges. The consultation closes at 11.45pm on 26 January 2018, with the date having been extended to give more time for responses. Details of the charging consultation and current Environment Agency charging schemes as a whole can be […]
EU set for softer targets with 55% recycling by 2025
21 December, 2017
Europe looks set to have softer recycling targets than first proposed by the European Commission with a rate of 55% by 2025 now expected to be set for municipal waste. This will be followed by a 60% rate for 2030 and a 65% rate for 2035. This means that an extra five years has been […]
EA data shows increase in waste management
11 September, 2017
The Environment Agency’s annual data for permitted waste management activities indicates the total tonnages of waste managed in England in 2016 increased in comparison to the previous year. The data, released today (6 September), shows that 203 million tonnes of waste was managed last year, compared to 191.1 million tonnes managed in 2015. Waste Management […]