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UK Government Publishes Consultation Responses on Expanding the UK ETS Scope

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The government confirmed plans to expand the scope of the UK ETS to further align with the EU ETS, following discussion on potential reintegration....more

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Flick the Switch Board: Get Plugged into the Latest UK Guidance on EEE and WEEE

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Waste treatment, recycling and take back obligations in relation to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and waste of such electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) have long been a focus area for EU regulators, and now...more

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Second National Infrastructure Assessment: an Insight Into Future Infrastructure Policy

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Publication of the National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC) second National Infrastructure Assessment (‘NIA2’) in October 2023, in line with its 5-year requirement, is an important step and a document that will be used to...more

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New UK data reporting obligations for packaging waste: where we stand and what to look out for

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In the UK, the direction of travel is to make businesses fully account for the costs of recycling packaging and set the fees payable by those businesses in a way that encourages reduction and/or recycling of packaging waste....more

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Implicitly in the waste management business?

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The High Court has provided another reminder of how exacting the test is for implied terms. Even if you are in the waste management business. ...more

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German Cabinet to ban single-use plastic products

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 14 (July 23, 2020)  - Germany announced June 24 that it would be issuing a law banning single-use plastic products, effective July 2021, to bring the country in line with a similar...more

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Retailers May Break the Law by Destroying Unsold Inventory

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It is widely known that brands around the world destroy over-ordered under-sold clothing and non-expired cosmetic products (often referred to as dead stock or obsolete inventory), rather than discount the sale price or donate...more

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UK Publishes Policy Paper On Resources And Waste Strategy

On December 18, 2018, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and the Environment Agency of the United Kingdom (UK) published a policy paper titled “Our Waste, Our Resources: A Strategy for England.” The paper...more

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Higher Fines Imposed for Environmental Offences

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Powerday plc was issued a record fine in April this year for offences relating to operations involving over 17,000 tonnes of waste deposited and stored illegally. Powerday – one of the biggest waste-management companies in...more

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