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Cost of living crisis could hit reusable packaging, Tesco warns

16 August 2022

Supermarket chain Tesco has warned that the current cost of living crisis presents a potential obstacle to retailers looking to run reuse initiatives. Tesco ended its nine-month-long reusable ...

‘Favourable market’ boosts Sims UK results

Sims Metal recorded a 60% annual increase in its UK revenues in the 2021/22 financial...

News in brief (16/08/22)

With news on: Veolia recognises Southwark crew with fleet branding; Defra delays ...

‘Reckless and irresponsible’ to pause EPR, Ecoveritas claims

Packaging data specialist Ecoveritas claims rowing back on the planned introduction ...

Fire at Welsh plant to last ‘a few days’

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service has declared a “major incident” as it ...

Fears over landfill in Scotland and NI

Concerns have been raised over exports of waste to landfill sites in England once ...

BEIS shortlists EfW carbon capture projects for funding

The government has announced the 20 projects which could receive funding support to ...

Mills could get energy relief under BEIS plans

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has begun ...

Falkirk seeks ‘£75m’ treatment deal in move away from landfill

Falkirk council has issued a tender as it looks to sort its residual waste treatment...

‘Blunder’ leads to £11,200 fine for exporting ‘banned waste’

The Environment Agency has announced it has “successfully prosecuted” a former ...

Councils enact heatwave measures amid ‘extreme heat’ warning

Waste and recycling collections across the UK have been disrupted today (12 August) ...

News in brief (12/08/2022)

With news on: McCarthy Marland in ‘multi-million-pound’ acquisition; Co-op ...

Workers at 15 Scottish councils to strike over pay

The union Unite has announced that its members working in waste services across 15 ...

RDF exports down 10% in 2022, EA data shows

Exports of refuse derived fuel (RDF) from England fell by a further 10% year-on-year ...

Concerns over gas canisters grow after MRF explosion

Wakefield council reported there was an explosion at its sorting facility in South ...

NRW aims to ‘safeguard waste market’ with Flintshire operation

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) says it carried out an enforcement operation on Ewloe ...

New Suez ‘confirms interest’ in UK assets

The ‘new Suez’ has confirmed its interest in taking up its first refusal option ...

Defra approves WEEE balancing system

Following a period of consultation, the government has approved a proposal from the ...

Welsh government delegation to attend RWM show

There will be a strong representation from the Welsh government and businesses at the...

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