At the end of last year, the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) released its data report on England's ...

Also, while Defra has set out that every local authority will be required to collect food waste for recycling by 31 March 2026, this will not apply to those linked to a “long-term residual waste ...

Defra today published the first set of estimates from the Department's 2006/7 survey of municipal waste. This is the third year that results are based on information supplied by local authorities ...

The government has published the final recycling packaging fees for its controversial extended producer responsibility (EPR) ...

Defra was also criticised for not doing enough to help local authorities tackle fly-tipping, which is rife in urban areas and also blights rural communities, with 1.1 million reported incidents in ...

HMRC and Defra target waste offenders. Story by Mohamed Dabo • 6h. T he UK government introduced landfill tax in 1996, aiming to discourage the disposal of waste in landfills and promote recycling.

Data from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) shows that the UK’s Waste Electrical and Electronic ...

UK industry leaders warn the new Extended Producer Responsibility packaging tax will push up prices, hurt SMEs, and drive ...

At the end of last year, the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) released its data report on England's ...