Office for Environmental Protection report for Parliament says Government needs to focus on resource efficiency and is currently likely to miss key targets

Defra has announced that OPRL's Managing Director is to lead the new administrative body for packaging extended producer responsibility

Government plans secondary legislation to ensure parity for online retailers, with a particular focus on improving management of small WEEE and disposable vapes

Government’s recently published vision to boost the domestic supply chain for lithium-ion batteries by 2030 highlights role of circular economy

The new strategy provides a roadmap towards developing the UK carbon capture, usage and storage industry by 2035.

Updated ‘Mapping the Politics of Waste’ report analyses how factors such as devolution, an impending General Election, and differences in attitude to the environment between Labour and the Conservatives are impacting the industry.

The cross-party Westminster committee says uncertainty regarding Defra’s waste and resource strategy is impeding private investment in the sector.

The Government’s announced increase to the packaging levy in line with inflation has been criticised for not going far enough in disincentivising the use of raw materials.

Government reviewing draft Producer Responsibility Obligations to exclude fees for material recovered and recycled within a producers’ business operations

Campaign group Feedback has filed for a judicial review over the UK Government’s decision to abandon proposed plans to implement reporting requirements for businesses to address food waste