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The Waste Industry Group has published an “easy to use” guide on common misconceptions in waste classification and how to avoid them. The group said “Misclassification of Waste- and how to avoid it” is aimed at waste producers, carriers, brokers, consultants and managers. According to the group, the guide lists the most common mistakes in […]

A week ahead of the General Election, the waste management sector’s ‘Trade Association Group’, has issued a call for the next government to set out a long-term policy for waste and resource management. Seven organisations make up the Trade Association Group for the waste management and resource sector The grouping says that the framework should […]

Supermarket giant Tesco produced a total of 46,684 tonnes of food waste across its UK operations including stores and distribution centres in 2016/17 – figures published on 15 May have suggested. This represents an increase of around 4,004 tonnes compared to the previous year, the figures published in the supermarket giant’s annual report indicate. Tesco […]

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 […]