For background the e-waste rules are (amusingly titled) the WEEE Regulations and the system uses the long established ...

Following on from our list last year, Circular Online has covered the ten biggest waste management news stories from 2024, ...

Government announces plan to address longstanding disparity in WEEE regulations between traditional retailers and online ...

Defra announced this morning that it will extend the waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) regulations to overseas ...

Defra has announced that it will be extending waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations to include online ...

Defra says changes to e-waste rules will ensure online suppliers pay 'fair share' towards costs of collection and recycling ...

Defra has confirmed that fibre – including paper and card – will be collected separately as part of a four-bin system under ...

Learn about Defra's 'Simpler Recycling' policy, mandating waste separation into recyclables, food, and residual waste for a ...

The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has cancelled the proposed mandatory takeback scheme for ...

The UK Government has cancelled plans to mandate businesses to take back single-use cups and recycle them as part of pEPR.

Sector figures have welcomed the £1.1bn Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging scheme (pEPR) funding for councils but ...