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The end of March saw Government ministers confirm that the ‘whole body’ of existing environmental laws derived from EU legislation will be safeguarded in UK law prior to Brexit. The assurance came from the DEXEU – the Department for Exiting the European Union – which issued a White Paper just 24 hours after Prime Minister…
Higher freight costs and rising prices over the past nine months are being given as factors in an expected downturn in the waste paper market for April. The grade hardest hit is likely to be mixed papers which includes material that comes out of materials recycling facilities. It can be used to make cardboard but…
Updated guidance on the prevention of fires at waste management sites – including ‘firmer science’ on waste stack separation distances – has been published by the Waste Industry Safety & Health (WISH) Forum. The guidance, which is updated from an initial version published in October 2014, takes into account the findings of ‘waste burn trials’…
A consultation on whether to bring illegal waste sites within the scope of landfill tax in England and Northern Ireland has been launched after being announced last month as part of the Spring Budget. The consultation, issued by HM Revenue & Customs, sets out the reasons for targeting illegal waste sites and considers how to…
Defra has informed compliance schemes of the targets to collect waste electrical and electronic equipment for 2017 – after confirmation that the overall target for 2016 had been met. Schemes have been set a target to collect 622,033 tonnes of WEEE for the year – an increase of close to 14% when compared to the…
The proportion of waste plastic packaging that is being exported to countries such as China and India has increased from 60% in the first three quarters of 2014 to 67% in the same period last year. Two thirds of plastic packaging which has been placed in recycling bins is being shipped overseas. This causes great…
