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LARAC Announces Finalists for 2026 Celebration Awards
The finalists for the 2026 Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee Celebration Awards (LARAC) have been announced ahead of the organisation's annual...
Millions of Mini-Fans Expected to End Up in Household Waste
An estimated 4.3 million mini-fans are likely to be thrown away in household rubbish bins this year, according to new...
Partner Insight | Sustainability is Becoming a Sales Tool - Is Your Business Ready?
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Deposit Return Scheme Proposed to Tackle Vape Waste
A year after the UK banned single-use vapes, the waste and recycling industry is intensifying calls for a nationwide vape...
Partner Insight | Building a Culture of Sustainability Across Your Business
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Partner Insight | Andy Thornton: Reducing Waste and Reviving Heritage Through Circular Practices
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Partner Insight | Responsible Business Accreditations: Why They Matter
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2026 Awards for Excellence Winners Announced
The winners of the 2026 Awards for Excellence were announced on Wednesday 13 May during a ceremony held in the...
Initiative Launched to Accelerate UK Circular Economy
A new nationwide initiative aimed at cutting waste and boosting resource efficiency across the UK economy has officially been launched....
Wastepack Group Recognised in FT1000
Published annually by the Financial Times and Statista, the FT1000 celebrates 1,000 European companies achieving the highest revenue growth over...
Wales Introduces Workplace Rules For Small WEEE Recycling
The Welsh Government has brought forward new legislation that would require workplaces across Wales to separately collect small waste electrical...
Government to Integrate Climate Education Across School Curriculum
The UK Government has confirmed that climate and sustainability education will be embedded throughout the national curriculum in England. The...
Online Marketplaces Brought Under WEEE Rules
Online marketplaces are now legally required to report all household electrical goods sold by non-UK suppliers under updated Waste Electrical...
Warning Issued Over FastTech As Portable Fan Sales Soar
Material Focus has issued a warning about the growing environmental impact of "FastTech" items, following a sharp rise in demand...
UK Single-Use Vape Ban Now Just Weeks Away
The UK-wide ban on single-use vapes is now less than two months away, with enforcement beginning on 1 June 2025....
UK to Ban Single-Use Vapes from June 2025
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that a ban on the sale of single-use vapes...
Defra announced that it has banned the use of single-use vapes in the UK
Research last year from Material Focus showed that of disposable single-use vapes thrown away has soared from 1.3 million to...
Concern that kerbside WEEE collections could hit charity retailers
An association representing charity shops has raised concerns that the government’s plans to implement free kerbside collections of WEEE could...
Defra has published its WEEE consultation
Defra last week published its long-anticipated consultation on reforms to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013. The consultation...
WEEE targets on track for Q3
Defra's latest release on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) collection in the UK for the initial three quarters of...






