17/04/2020
Pressure to reopen HWRCs intensifies
With the vast majority of household waste recycling centres closed, there is growing pressure for…
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16/04/2020
Action plan targets aluminium recycling
Industry association European Aluminium has launched its Circular Aluminium Action Plan, aimed at ensuring all end-of-life aluminium products…
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15/04/2020
Rebecca Pow praises ‘vital’ waste sector
Recycling and resources minister Rebecca Pow has written a letter addressed “to those working in the…
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15/04/2020
Defra postpones plastic straws ban
Defra has delayed by six months the introduction of a ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds due to the…
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15/04/2020
WISH updates waste and recycling COVID-19 guidance
The UK’s Waste Industry Safety and Health Forum (WISH) has updated its advice document about managing COVID-19…
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15/04/2020
PRN data ‘positive’ but warnings over virus
Compliance specialists have said that provisional packaging data for the year to April 10 has…
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14/04/2020
Disruption to waste services ‘easing’, survey finds
There is “some indication” that disruption to collection services is easing as the rate of staff absences begins to fall. …
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14/04/2020
Councils urged to aid waste tracking project
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) is encouraging more local authorities to participate in the UK’s…
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14/04/2020
SEPA issues coronavirus guidance for waste industry
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has published a document stating the ways it will…
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10/04/2020
WasteSupport to link councils and private sector
Local authorities facing crew shortages or in need of help with waste services are to…
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