by Owen Collins | Feb 8, 2018 | Around the Industry
The WEEE compliance fees for 2017 will be set according to a methodology from the Joint Trade Associations, it has been announced. Defra – the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs – has revealed that the compliance fees will include a flat rate of £3.50...
by stefanie | Jan 29, 2018 | Around the Industry
During a recent Parliamentary debate, Gove failed to confirm or deny DEFRA’s opposition to the EU’s 2035 65 percent recycling target. According to Rob Cole of Resource, while being questioned in the House of Commons on 25 January 2018, Environment Secretary Michael...
by stefanie | Jan 2, 2018 | Around the Industry
As a result of China’s recent well-documented ban on certain imports, Britain now faces the task of disposing of thousands of tonnes of plastic waste. As The Telegraph reports, the UK, which “currently ships around two thirds” of its used plastics to China – an...
