From 31 March 2025, the new Simpler recycling/Separation of Waste (England) Regulations 2025 come into force. The Regulations mean that the new default position for businesses will be 4 containers for :- Micro-firms (ie. businesses with fewer than 10 full-time employees) have until the 31st March 2027 to arrange for recycling of core recyclable waste…
Back in the early 1990’s, someone pointed out to me that at the end of the day, all waste is either buried or burned. I often reflect on this. Most recently when the BBC reported that waste incineration was now our dirtiest (most polluting) form of generating power. I wondered what we would do with our…
Keeping up to date with progress on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a full-time occupation. It has been blighted with delays leaving many businesses confused. Since my last post in May, we don’t seem to have moved on much further except those that need to comply, should have submitted period 1 (Jan 2024 – June…
What, where, how? It used to be the case that February was the one month in the year where there was a frenzy of data collation and calculation for businesses that had to submit packaging data to fulfil the Producer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) Regulations (PWR). This is slowly being superseded by the Extended Producer Responsibility…
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