Government lays Packaging EPR Regulations before Parliament
The UK Government has laid the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 before Parliament on 24 October, marking a key milestone in the implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Government sets out legislation for Simpler Recycling - Resource.co
2024年5月16日 · The UK Government has today (16 May) published the Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024, which establishes the legislation to simplify and standardise recycling practices across England.This Statutory Instrument brings into force several provisions of the Environment Act 2021, focusing on waste …
Updated BPF Roadmap targets 70 per cent plastic recycling by 2035
2024年10月23日 · The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has published the second edition of its Recycling Roadmap, setting new targets of a 55 per cent reuse and recycling rate by 2030, and 70 per cent by 2035.. Produced in collaboration with RECOUP, the latest edition reveals that achieving the previously proposed 69 per cent recycling rate by 2030, as outlined in the first …
Mandatory cup takeback scheme will require transformation of …
2024年11月12日 · The waste management sector needs significant infrastructure development to handle the UK's 3.2 billion annual disposable cups, with current recycling rates sitting between 2.8 per cent and 6 per cent, according to new analysis from Valpak and Reconomy.. The report examines how the sector can prepare for an anticipated mandatory cup takeback scheme, …
Almost 200,000t of surplus food was redistributed in UK last year
2024年10月10日 · WRAP's latest data story shows a 15 per cent increase in surplus food redistributed in the UK, reaching 191,000 tonnes in 2023—enough to provide nearly 456 million meals.
Oxford startup unveils 'Atomic Scissors' to reprocess plastics
2024年10月2日 · Repolywise, an Oxford-based startup, has announced the development of its 'Atomic Scissors' technology, which reduces plastic waste to base molecules for reprocessing.The company, founded by Oxford University researchers, has received £375,000 in grants from Innovate UK to progress the application for plastic recycling.
Online retailers required to pay fair share of e-waste recycling costs
2024年12月10日 · Online marketplaces and vape producers must pay towards recycling costs of electrical waste, addressing a historic imbalance that has placed a disproportionate financial burden on traditional retailers, Circular Economy Minister …
Matter and Paradise Textiles launch microfibre filtration system
2024年10月3日 · Bristol-based climate-tech company Matter has launched its new microfibre capture technology, Regen.™, during New York Climate Week. Regen, developed in collaboration with Paradise Textiles, is a self-cleaning filtration system designed to prevent microfibres from entering waterways by capturing them during the wastewater filtration process.
Unlocking the Circular Economy: Why Quality Recycling Must Take ...
2024年10月11日 · The new Labour Government has placed a circular economy at the heart of its environmental mission. This is positive news that will help ensure the UK can maximise the value of its materials and position itself as a leader in sustainable resource management.
Green gas could reduce UK net zero spending by £298 billion
2024年12月12日 · New analysis of Britain’s current net zero spending requirements says that nearly £300 billion could be saved by greater use of green gas. This could be the equivalent of £415 for every household each year until 2050 - a 7.5 per cent reduction in project costs.