2025 was such a hectic year for the resource and waste sector that it’s hard to remember everything that happened. To remind you of some of the seismic events from a manic 12 months, check out our giant-size end-of-year round-up. So much has happened this past year we’ve had to expand our usual list…
Read more 2025 was such a hectic year for the resource and waste sector that it’s hard to remember everything that happened. To remind you of some of the seismic events from a manic 12 months, check out our giant-size end-of-year round-up. So much has happened this past year we’ve had to expand our usual list…
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Wales has confirmed it will include glass as an in-scope material in its deposit return scheme at launch but no deposit will be charged on any glass containers. The Welsh Government has confirmed plans to take a ‘phased approach’ on introducing glass and reuse into its deposit return scheme (DRS). Wales’s DRS will include…
Read more Wales has confirmed it will include glass as an in-scope material in its deposit return scheme at launch but no deposit will be charged on any glass containers. The Welsh Government has confirmed plans to take a ‘phased approach’ on introducing glass and reuse into its deposit return scheme (DRS). Wales’s DRS will include…
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Ahead of the official launch of the UK Packaging Pact in April 2026, WRAP has announced the names of the 55 founding organisations who have signed up. The UK Packaging Pact, the successor to the UK Plastics Pact, is a new voluntary agreement that widens the original scope to all materials commonly used in packaging….
Read more Ahead of the official launch of the UK Packaging Pact in April 2026, WRAP has announced the names of the 55 founding organisations who have signed up. The UK Packaging Pact, the successor to the UK Plastics Pact, is a new voluntary agreement that widens the original scope to all materials commonly used in packaging….
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The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has expressed cautious optimism about the outcomes of COP30. At one point, the negotiations between over 190 countries were close to collapsing when petrostates and countries demanding a more ambitious text threatened to block any deal. It appears a compromise was reached at the final hour in…
Read more The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has expressed cautious optimism about the outcomes of COP30. At one point, the negotiations between over 190 countries were close to collapsing when petrostates and countries demanding a more ambitious text threatened to block any deal. It appears a compromise was reached at the final hour in…
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Grassroots organisations that enable people to share are helping local communities to waste less and live better. Andrea Lockerbie speaks to three organisations, each with a different approach, about how they do this and the challenges they face. Library of Things: Making borrowing more convenient and accessible The co-founders of the Library of Things…
Read more Grassroots organisations that enable people to share are helping local communities to waste less and live better. Andrea Lockerbie speaks to three organisations, each with a different approach, about how they do this and the challenges they face. Library of Things: Making borrowing more convenient and accessible The co-founders of the Library of Things…
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