Defra says that “the message from this assessment is that a substantial quantity of material appears to be going into the residual waste stream, where it could have at least been recycled or dealt ...

As outlined in the table below provided in the Resources and Waste Strategy of 2018, Defra pledged to introduce EPR for packaging ... “We consider EPR to be a crucial tool in moving waste up the ...

Defra has announced a raft of measures ... conference about key issues facing the future of waste management. Director of Sustainable Products and Services Systems Marcus Gover said that “the waste ...

Defra has confirmed it ... Recycling Minister Lord Taylor said that waste prevention would be a key focus for the Government over the next 12 months as it looks to concentrate its efforts further up ...

Defra has launched a new consultation with large food companies and hospitality businesses over plans to introduce mandatory reporting on food waste. In it, the government calls for “additional ...

An estimated 105 million bottles and 70 million cans were thrown away across the country during the New Year festivities, and even though the bulk of the waste could be recycled, it is actually ...

Food waste campaigners have accused environment secretary Thérèse Coffey of a “scandalous” failure to implement plans for mandatory food waste reporting. Almost eight years after former Defra boss ...

According to DEFRA it is estimated that about 86,000 tonnes of waste plastic are generated on farms in England each year. Over 90% of holdings produce plastic waste, with packaging waste estimated ...

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) had allocated private finance initiative (PFI) credits to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill in Bradford and Calderdale ...

CARLISLE campaigners have welcomed the UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) decision to temporarily halt issuing environmental permits for new waste incineration facilities.