NEWS Archive
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.
Latest Defra EPR Business Readiness Forum update
Emailed 2/6/23 COLLECTION AND PACKAGING REFORMS NEWSLETTERIn this edition (2 June 2023): Business Readiness Forum summary and...
Non-WEEE cable now classed as hazardous
The EA has published a Regulatory Position Statement 276 effectively now classing non-WEEE cable as hazardous. The full text of...
EA clarifies the position on Mixed Paper packaging PRN protocol
It seems that the EA approved a number of paper reprocessor and exporter S&I Plans that stated they would be doing their own...
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