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The tent dilemma: Solving the problem of festival waste. Music festivals generate 25,800 tonnes of waste annually. Ahead of Glastonbury this weekend, Circular Online has looked at how we can solve the problem of festival waste.
RECOUP calls for better Plastic Packaging Tax enforcement
9 hours ago · Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP has called for a more effective version of the Plastic Packaging Tax in a new position statement. The latest figures showed that Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) receipts collected by HMRC between 2023-24 totalled £285 million, a 6% decrease from the previous year. The PPT tax is applied at ...
Councils tell Defra proposed pEPR fees will not cover extra costs
7 hours ago · The Local Government Association (LGA) said that payments from pEPR are unlikely to cover the extra costs that arise when households put recyclable waste in the wrong bin, placing additional financial pressure on councils. The North London Waste Authority has also warned that revised base fees for EPR are “too low” and will impact the ...
Households binned 5.6 million tonnes of packaging waste in 2023
1 day ago · The analysis also found that 2.3 million tonnes of packaging was put into residual, or “black” bins, and 70,000 tonnes were mistakenly put in food waste bins. The study was published as councils are calling for new reforms to reduce packaging and make it easier for households to recycle. Local authorities are urging the UK Government to ...
CIWM outlines opportunities for UK green skills growth
2 days ago · CIWM (The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) has set out its proposition for government in response to the formation of Skills England. CIWM’s proposition includes advocating to expand green skills development beyond the energy sector to create a comprehensive skills pipeline essential for supporting a robust green economy.
Households bin 1 billion items every year that could be recycled
Oct 15, 2024 · Households are throwing away over one billion items every year that could be recycled but are being incinerated or sent to landfill, according to WRAP. WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) released the statistics ahead of Recycle Week (14-20 October). According to the statistics, Britain’s most binned items included. 7.4 million yoghurt ...
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Forward-thinking
Sep 7, 2021 · Forward-thinking. Circular Economy, CIWM, Professional Development, Resource Management, Sustainability. 7th September 2021. As the sector evolves over the next 10 years, and implements a raft of policy reforms, new and enhanced skills will be needed to drive a green recovery. Liza Salazar reports.