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Residual waste reduction Environment Act target delivery plan

by Defra
16 Jul 2026

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Taxes & Charges

Landfill Tax: removal of exemption for stabilisers added to dredgings when sent to landfill

by HMRC
13 Jul 2026

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Deposit Return Scheme

VAT provisions for Deposit Return Schemes (DRS)

by HMRC
13 Jul 2026

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Permits & Licensing

Category A mining waste facilities: financial provision

by Environment Agency
2 Jul 2026

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Blending waste upholstered domestic seating containing POPs: RPS 373

2 Jul 2026
1 min read

AI-generated illustration: A close-up of various clean, flattened cardboard boxes, plastic bottles, and aluminium cans, neatly stacked for kerbside collection, highlighting the diversity of household packaging materials

Packaging collected at kerbside for recycling by UK local authorities

1 Jul 2026
1 min read

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Tyre pyrolysis oil: resource framework

30 Jun 2026
6 min read

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The Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026

24 Jun 2026
1 min read

AI-generated illustration: A close-up of interlocking gears, one made of recycled plastic and the other of metal, symbolising collaboration and the circular flow of materials

Joint statement on United Kingdom-Netherlands circular economy finance collaboration

23 Jun 2026
1 min read

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Compliance with BAT-AELs for indirect emissions to water at chemical waste treatment installations: RPS 371

19 Jun 2026
1 min read

Environment Agency minded to approve Powerfuel Portland permit

Environment Agency minded to approve Powerfuel Portland permit

19 Jun 2026
2 min read

AI-generated illustration: A gloved hand carefully places a small, labelled container of hazardous waste material next to a vibrant green leaf, symbolising biodiversity

NSIPs: biodiversity gain statement for hazardous waste

16 Jun 2026
1 min read

Compliance at Beddington energy-recovery facility will continue to be robustly regulated in line with the conditions of the revised permit.

New permit issued for Beddington energy-from-waste site

3 Jun 2026
2 min read

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Importing and exporting waste and non-waste textiles

3 Jun 2026
4 min read

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Updated: Use of manufactured topsoil: RPS 190

12 Oct 2026

Environment Agency issues permit variation for Powerfuel Portland

12 Oct 2026

Updated: Using waste codes for sludge materials: RPS 231

9 Oct 2026