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Five reasons to attend the ENDS Natural Capital Conference FREE

19 April 2018 17:00 BST

Five reasons to attend the ENDS Natural Capital Conference, including to hear best practice natural capital approaches from organisations that have pioneered the method
Definition of waste panel to reopen in June

3 April 2018 12:38 BST

DEFRA has announced that a refashioned ‘definition of waste panel’ will reopen in June
Analysis
Stranded assets: what does China's import ban mean for the UK waste industry?

1 February 2018 09:44 GMT

China’s ban on imports of certain recyclate is a bigger threat to the waste industry than Brexit, say industry insiders, but it is also an opportunity to rethink how the UK recycles its waste. Conor McGlone investigates
Analysis
How microbeads ban targets plastics problem

9 January 2018 13:12 GMT

The government’s ban on rinse-off microbeads which came into force 9 January has been praised by various groups, but experts call for further action on other sources of the pollutant
Brexit puts ‘significant strain’ on DEFRA

21 December 2017 14:04 GMT

Brexit and repeated resource cuts have left DEFRA struggling to fulfil its duties, forcing it to review and de-prioritise aspects of its workload, according to the National Audit Office
Soil chemical screening levels set out

8 November 2017 17:09 GMT

The EA, SEPA, NRW and the NIEA have set out the levels at which waste-derived soils need assessing for risks to ecology and wildlife from the presence of chemicals
Policy ambition more important to investors than privatised GIB remit

29 September 2017 17:45 BST

Green business investors say concerns over GIB privatisation and a shift to overseas investment in green projects are overblown compared to policy uncertainty and state aid restrictions
EA to introduce temporary measures on wood classification

6 September 2017 13:41 BST

The EA has rowed back on its latest proposals to requiring recyclers to fully assess mixed waste wood loads before they are processed