NEWS Archive
Defra publish proposed 2024 amendments to the EPR data regulations – 28 Dec 2023
The 2022 EPR Data Regulations required 6 monthly submission of producer data under the new EPR producer definition with the...
WEEE Consultation published – 28 Dec 2023
The long-awaited consultation on changes to the WEEE Regulations has been published with responses required by 7th March. The...
2024 packaging recycling targets legislation published – 1 December 2023
The packaging waste recycling targets for England and Wales have been published in legislation that went through Parliament on...
Packaging waste recycling targets to stay largely unchanged for 2024 – 15 Nov 2023
Defra announced this morning that the targets for 2024 will be as recently published in a Northern Ireland Statutory Instrument....
Defra announce responses to previous consultations – 21st October 2023
Defra has published their response to three long awaited waste reforms that will have a major impact of both producers of waste...
EA publishes consultation on TCM attendance at permitted sites – 19th October 2023
The EA has today published a consultation on Technically Competent Manager attendance at sites with environmental permits in...
EA update on Exemptions Reform implementation – 19th October 2023
The following was received by email from the EA on 18th October: Timelines - The latest from DEFRA is the Statutory Instrument...
Waste Exports Conference 8th November 2023
If your business is exporting waste or proposing to start exporting waste, this one-day event at the Hallam Conference Centre...
EA announce Regulatory Position Statement delaying EPR data reporting deadline – 5 SEPT 2023
At a Defra Business Readiness Forum today, the EA announced a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS 288) that states that...
Defra/ webinar on timeline for modulated fee development – 18 AUGUST 2023
The delay to the implementation of EPR by a year means that producers will not get charged the waste fee until 2025. This is the...
The RPD system for EPR packaging data is now open for enrolment – 16 AUGUST 2023
Under the EPR Data Regulations, large producers (over £2m t/o and that handle more than 50 tonnes of packaging in a year) must...
Defra webinar on EPR data producer enrolment – 14 AUGUST 2023
A Defra webinar to Compliance Schemes this morning went through 'bite-size' videos they have produced - a series of slides -...
Defra Business Readiness Forum newsletter – 08 AUGUST 2023
Defra has just published their Resources and Waste Newsletter covering the various issues that were discussed in the Business...
Defra publishes Waste Prevention Programme for England – 28 JULY 2023
Defra publishes Waste Prevention Programme for England
Defra publishes EPR draft regs for consultation – 28th July
Defra consultation page
EPR waste fees delayed by a year – 25 July 2023
Letsrecycle article
Plastic Packaging Tax – chemical recycling and adoption of a mass balance approach – 18 July 2023
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/plastic-packaging-tax-chemical-recycling-and-adoption-of-a-mass-balance-approach/plast...
NAO report highly critical of Defra resources and waste delivery delays – 30 June 2023
https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/06/Governments-resources-and-waste-reforms-.pdf
EPR registration system delayed
At a recent meeting of the packaging Compliance Scheme Engagement Group, Defra announced a delayed timetable for implementation...
Monksleigh publishes UK MRF Market Report
Consultants Monksleigh have published their UK Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) Report 2023.
External news links
- Defra launches consultation on the banning of biodegradable waste to landfill – 26 MAY 2023
- Tolvik publishes 2022 UK Waste to Energy report – 10 MAY 2023
- Scottish DRS delayed until March 2024 – 19 APRIL 2023
- Landfill Tax rates to rise by less than expected in 2024 – 06 APRIL 2023
- Defra publishes Consultation on Civil Sanctions – 03 APRIL 2023
- Commons publish report on Landfill Tax fraud – 10 JANUARY 2023
- Waste Tracking Consultation responses published – 20 DECEMBER 2022
- EFRA Committee calls for a ban on plastic waste exports by 2030 – 07 NOVEMBER 2022
- Lack of waste transfer notes leads to £5000 fine – 25 OCTOBER 2022
- Damning Public Accounts Committee report into waste crime ‘decriminalisation’ – 21 OCTOBER 2022
- Defra updates EPR guidance – 07 OCTOBER 2022
- EA publishes RPS for packaging producers wishing to use the allocation method for 2023 target calculation – 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
- EA publishes letter to Councils on POPs in fabric covered seating – 08 SEPTEMBER 2022
- EA publishes consultation on Standard Rules permit consolidation – 22 JUNE 2022