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Sep 4, 2026
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Jul 29, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Helen Gates

    EA heat maps record more than 10,000 waste crime reports in 2025 (opens the original)

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    Annual heat maps plot 10,238 reports of suspected waste crime across England, with concentrated hotspots in the north west, the West Midlands and parts of London. The Environment Agency (EA) received 10,238 reports of suspected waste crime through its incident hotline in 2025, according to heat maps just published. The West Midlands accounted for the largest share, with 1,542 reports, followed by Yorkshire with 1,068. The maps, now in their second annual edition, form part of the EA's 10-point p

  2. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Helen Gates

    DRS accessibility trial at Special Olympics to test reverse vending with users of all abilities (opens the original)

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    Research at the four-day event aims to identify barriers in reverse vending machine design and messaging before the UK scheme launches in October 2027. A trial at this week's Special Olympics GB National Summer Games in Birmingham is testing how people of all abilities interact with reverse vending machines, as organisers look to build accessibility into the UK's Deposit Return Scheme before it launches in October 2027. The trial, running from 27 to 30 August at Alexander Stadium, is a partnersh

  3. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Helen Gates

    Wales appoints Exchange for Change to run deposit return scheme (opens the original)

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    Appointment follows an earlier rejection and reopened procurement, and comes 14 months before the scheme is due to launch across the UK. The Welsh Government has appointed Exchange for Change as the deposit management organisation (DMO) for its deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks containers, giving all four UK nations the same scheme administrator ahead of the planned October 2027 launch. Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability Llŷr Gruffydd MS announced the appointment today

  4. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Helen Gates

    England lacks capacity to recycle plastic film councils will collect (opens the original)

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    LGA-commissioned Valpak analysis models volumes, costs and reprocessing capacity across England as councils prepare for mandatory household plastic film collections. England's plastic film reprocessing infrastructure cannot handle the volumes local authorities will be required to collect under Simpler Recycling, according to a report by Valpak commissioned by the Local Government Association. Under mandatory collections, the total annual cost to councils of collecting, sorting and disposing of h

  5. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Helen Gates

    EU PFAS limits on food-contact packaging take effect without UK equivalent (opens the original)

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    EU packaging regulation enters general application with PFAS limits on food-contact packaging that bind immediately, while Britain's nearest threshold sits inside a modulated fees for packaging. The EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation entered general application today (12 August), the start of a phased overhaul of packaging rules across the 27 member states running through to 2030. By then definitions of manufacturers and producers for extended producer responsibility should be harmoni

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