Former Environment Secretary George Eustice spent nine years working for Defra, including almost three at cabinet level. He puts forward several explanations as to why the Circular Economy Growth Plan ...

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) has now come into effect for European Union (EU) member states. The regulation entered into force on 11 February 2025, but its general application ...

Firefighters have tackled a blaze involving around 200 tonnes of waste at a Biffa waste transfer station in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the site on ...

Councils are to be given greater powers to control the opening of vape shops, measures that could help tackle the growing problem of discarded vapes. The government has announced plans to change ...

Firefighters remain on scene at a waste and recycling site in Bleak Hall, Milton Keynes, after an overnight fire involving up to 100 tonnes of domestic waste.

A man has been given a 22-week custodial sentence after pleading guilty to illegally depositing controlled waste on land near ...

A fire involving around 500 tonnes of recycling waste has broken out at an industrial estate in Corby, with 10 fire engines ...

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Almost 40 organisations have written to the government's circular economy minister urging action to reduce England's reliance ...

The Environment Agency has revoked the environmental permit of a Wolverhampton waste operator for hazardous waste treatment.

Two fires at waste and recycling facilities in Essex and London have seen more than 100 firefighters deployed over the weekend.

The Environment Agency has launched a consultation on proposed updates to its enforcement and sanctions policy.