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Message in a bottle

Wales secures Internal Market Act exclusion to include glass in deposit return scheme

13 February 2026

UK Government approves Welsh Government’s divergence with conditions including extended transition period to October 2031
Under pressure

Nitrous oxide cylinder explosions surge at EfW plants

12 February 2026

ESA warns large pressurised cylinders are damaging at recovery facilities and endangering waste workers
Sorting it out

Report calls for large-scale secondary sorting to address flexible packaging recycling gap

10 February 2026

Alliance for Plastic Waste proposes dedicated recovery facilities as film recycling economics remain unproven
Refuse to yield

Birmingham bin workers vote to extend strikes past May elections into September

10 February 2026

Council and agency refuse staff back continued action as dispute enters 20th month with no talks
What remains

Enfinium-backed WRAP study positions residual waste management within circular economy

6 February 2026

Five-country comparison finds UK has most best-practice policies in place but still landfills 12 per cent of municipal waste
Burning question

WRA warns millions of tonnes of waste wood face landfill without government action

5 February 2026

Expiry of Renewables Obligation support from April 2027 threatens closure of UK biomass plants
Pay to play

Environment Agency confirms £118 hourly charge for Simpler Recycling non-compliance

4 February 2026

Consultation response confirms time-and-materials charging scheme takes effect from 3 February 2026
Litter bills

Wales consults on extending pEPR to cover littered and street-binned packaging

4 February 2026

Welsh Government proposes three fee mechanisms to shift estimated £15m litter cost to producers
Material world

Arts University Plymouth launches Centre for Circular Materials

2 February 2026

New research hub consolidates 16 years of materials-led work across making, design and partnerships in the South West
Dumped

Two arrested in connection with Kidlington illegal waste dump

30 January 2026

Environment Agency investigation secures arrests for environmental and money laundering offences linked to 21,000-tonne site.
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