Waste Management

Environmental network outlines dual-budget EPR model and interim circularity fund ahead of EU Circular Economy Act.
Splitting the bill
Zero Waste Europe proposes split EPR fees to fund EU waste reduction measures
Environmental network outlines dual-budget EPR model and interim circularity fund ahead of EU Circular Economy Act.
Worn thin

Salvation Army to permanently withdraw textile banks from HWRC sites

18 February 2026

February review concludes with decision to end all household waste recycling centre collections
Glass apart

British Glass raises concerns following approval for Welsh inclusion of glass in DRS

18 February 2026

Trade body warns of cross-border complexity after UK Government grants Internal Market Act exclusion
Can do

European aluminium beverage can recycling rate reaches record 76.3 per cent

17 February 2026

Deposit return schemes linked to increased collection volumes across multiple EU member states in 2023.
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
Border friction

Industry groups urge EU to ease waste shipment rules ahead of May deadline

30 January 2026

Eight European associations call for transition period and repeal of two-day advance notice requirement
Rising returns

Wales municipal recycling rate rises to 68.4 per cent

29 January 2026

Over half of Welsh local authorities now meet 70 per cent statutory target following largest annual increase since 2015-16
Brand new

UK deposit scheme unveils Exchange For Change branding ahead of 2027 launch

27 January 2026

New brand icon depicting bottles and cans transforming into coins will appear on all in-scope drinks containers
Designed to vanish

Glasgow researchers develop 99 per cent degradable circuit boards

21 January 2026

Life cycle assessment shows 79 per cent reduction in global warming potential compared to conventional PCBs
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