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Jobs & Careers

WasteGrid launches specialist recruitment platform for the UK waste sector

by WasteGrid
28 Oct 2026

Red diesel at the site

News

£12,000 fine for Cheltenham waste operator for disposal of diesel

by Environment Agency
26 Oct 2026

AI-generated illustration: A close-up of a hand carefully placing a small, spent battery into a designated recycling container, alongside a stack of informational leaflets on battery disposal

WEEE & Batteries

Updated: Waste (miscellaneous) charging scheme

by Environment Agency
26 Oct 2026

AI-generated illustration: A hand interacts with a tablet displaying a blank, out-of-focus screen, beside a stack of generic, unlabelled waste material, suggesting digital record-keeping

Digital Waste Tracking

Report receipt of waste: choose a software provider

by Defra
23 Oct 2026

AI-generated illustration: The strapped edge of a compressed bale of mixed cardboard and plastic film packaging

Updated: EPR for packaging: what you must do as a ‘small producer’

22 Oct 2026
5 min read

Consultation opens on Fornax permit draft decision

Consultation opens on Fornax permit draft decision

21 Oct 2026
2 min read

AI-generated illustration: A gloved hand holding a clipboard with blank permit paperwork, shallow depth of field

Waste exemptions: new rules from January 2027

21 Oct 2026
6 min read

AI-generated illustration: A close-up of a hand holding a tablet displaying a blank digital form, with a pen resting on a stack of blurred paper documents in the background

Digital waste tracking: check if you need to report the waste you receive

19 Oct 2026
8 min read

AI-generated illustration: A close-up of various spent batteries (AAA, AA, C, D, 9V, button cells) neatly sorted into small, clear plastic compartments, with a blurred legal document and pen in the background

EU Batteries Regulations in Northern Ireland

17 Oct 2026
8 min read

AI-generated illustration: A close-up of hands sifting through a pile of crushed concrete and brick rubble, with a blurred blueprint or schematic in the background, suggesting the transformation of waste into new resources

Environment Agency consultation on a Resource Framework for Aggregate from Inert Waste

16 Oct 2026
1 min read

AI-generated illustration: A close-up of a hand sifting dark, manufactured topsoil, with a blurred soil testing kit and a clipboard with a pen in the background

Updated: Use of manufactured topsoil: RPS 190

12 Oct 2026
1 min read

Environment Agency issues permit variation for Powerfuel Portland

Environment Agency issues permit variation for Powerfuel Portland

12 Oct 2026
1 min read

AI-generated illustration: A close-up of a hand holding a pen, poised over a blank, out-of-focus document, with a small, unidentifiable sample of sludge material in a petri dish nearby

Updated: Using waste codes for sludge materials: RPS 231

9 Oct 2026
1 min read

AI-generated illustration: A close-up of various packaging materials – cardboard, plastic film, aluminium foil – neatly stacked, with a blank, out-of-focus document and a pen suggesting regulatory paperwork

Compliance with the packaging producer recycling obligations in 2026: RPS 383

9 Oct 2026
1 min read

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Updated: Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): reuse and treatment

29 Sept 2026

Storing waste shells before use in nature restoration: RPS 379

29 Sept 2026

The Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

25 Sept 2026