Retailers in England will be required to report details of their plastic bag charging schemes to central government, a new letter has revealed.

Central government is consulting on proposals for new regulations on the seizure of vehicles in relation to offences concerning waste.

Industry expresses ‘dismay’ at rumours regarding the potential withdrawal of the European Commission’s circular economy package.

Resource Minister Dan Rogerson has been appointed joint Ministerial Champion for the Bioeconomy, alongside Minister of State for Business, Enterprise and Energy, Matthew Hancock MP.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has released a progress report on its 2013 Waste Prevention Programme for England.

Central government has announced the 10 winners of the first round of the Innovation in Waste Prevention fund.

The waste electrical and electronic equipment distributor take back scheme is calling on local authorities to apply to its £700,000 fund to further reuse and recycling.

The Waste & Resources Action Programme has officially registered as a charity.

Government must work to ‘lift the regulatory burden’ on remanufacturing if its ‘enormous economic, social and environmental potential’ is to be realised.

Defra is to investigate the possibility of introducing a regulatory treatment standard for refuse-derived fuel after consultation reveals ‘market failures’.