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Introduction of deposit return scheme will be a step forward in ending the throwaway society and cleaning up Britain
The NDA group has welcomed today’s UK Government policy decision to immobilise the UK’s inventory of civil separated plutonium at Sellafield.
Three men were arrested near Peterborough on 21 January.
Members of CoRWM look at preparations for transporting nuclear waste, including shipping at Barrow Port and rail options around Cumbria.
PackUK launched to deliver the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR)
Chief Regulator calls for Environment Agency to have “more teeth” against those falling short of high standards
Launch of PackUK – the new scheme administrator for Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility.
Almost half of all waste collected by local authorities in 2022/23 was incinerated with resources that could be recycled being lost
So far, 11 people have been sentenced to a total of 14 years' imprisonment for their involvement in the illegal operation
Mobile phone records have helped the Environment Agency to prosecute 3 men for using a Derbyshire farm as an illegal waste site.
Court backs application to keep access restricted as criminal investigation continues
The Environment Agency has issued a Closure Notice to Walleys Quarry Ltd requiring the closure of its Newcastle-under-Lyme landfill site.
Timothy Burcham was owed £6,000 for waste removed from a mobile home park in Paignton. But the company that owned it went into administration before paying him.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has launched a specialised cyber facility to accelerate collaboration across nuclear operators and the supply chain, on the adoption of innovative technologies such as AI and…
Wallington-based company fined £30,000, at Croydon magistrates' court for failing to clear site they owned of waste following numerous warnings.
Hunt for criminals behind vast waste site continues
The Environment Agency has opened a consultation on a permit variation application from Rathlin Energy (UK) Limited in East Yorkshire.
Recruitment process begins for her successor
A 63-year-old woman who repeatedly ignored Environment Agency warnings about an illegal operation has been sentenced
The Environment Agency is appealing for information on a series of incidents involving the dumping of trailers packed with shredded or baled waste.
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