REPIC CEO Dr Philip Morton explains how the 2015 WEEE compliance fee works to improve collection of e-waste.

Resource dials up some electronics producers to see how they view the UK producer responsibility system and what a more circular future will entail.

A broader definition for ‘biowaste’ and obligatory separate collection of organic waste should be included in a revised Circular Economy Package, according to the Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association.

European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella says that the implementation of the Circular Economy Package’s action plan is ‘on track’, but has warned that a progress report will not be carried out for another five years.

The UK’s membership of the EU has been a ‘crucial factor’ in the shaping of its environmental policy, an Environmental Audit Committee inquiry has found.

Rogue traders, including illegal waste operators, have been targeted during a national day of action to prevent innocent people becoming victims of crime.

The ESA has launched ‘Right Waste, Right Place’, a campaign against waste crime, as research shows 56 per cent of UK businesses are not complying with duty of care legislation for waste.

Northern Irish businesses are now required to separate and recycle food waste after a new law came into effect last week.

The Environmental Regulation team responsible for WEEE and ELV regulations is to transfer from BIS to Defra from 1 April.

A guide explaining the operation of the UK packaging recovery note system, explaining the system and how it is used, has been published by the Advisory Committee on Packaging.