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.

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17 hours ago · Unite says Birmingham waste strikes are set to escalate from 4 to 12 days in February and from 4 to 13 days in March as part of a protracted dispute over job role.. The industrial action will affect anyone who has their waste collected by the council on the planned strike days. Unite the Union said the dispute is over Birmingham City Council’s decision to “downgrade” Waste Recycling and ...

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Jan 27, 2025 · The Deposit Return Scheme legislation for England and Northern Ireland has now come into force, enabling the appointment of the Deposit Management Organisation in April. Last week, 352 MPs voted to approve Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) legislation, despite supermarket bosses urging the Environment ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Two legal experts from UK law firm Freeths, Iona Silverman and Emma Bacon, expect to see a clamp down on greenwashing in 2025, but what could this look like? Everyone is looking to make green claims and to shout about their ambitious Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) targets. However, come spring 2025, UK regulators will have the power to impose significant fines on any business ...

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Jan 14, 2025 · A new report by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) identifies future fiscal measures that would incentivise a more circular economy in the UK. The “Shaping Future Financial and Fiscal Policies for a More Circular Economy in the UK” report is structured around three overarching ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Cathy Cook, Chair of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (), explores the challenges and opportunities recycling reforms present to local authorities.As the UK introduces the Collection and Packaging Reforms (CPR) – a suite of policies that includes Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Simpler Recycling in England, and a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) – the discussion around ...

Mar 4, 2024 · The UK will establish the “world’s first” United Nations-backed International Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management in the Circular Economy, Resources Minister Robbie Moore has announced.