06/10/2017 Ideas wanted for ‘reward and return’ schemes for drinks containers (E) Views on how deposit and reward and return schemes could help reduce littering and increase the numbers of plastic, metal and glass drinks containers that are recycled have

Landfill Tax Extended to Catch Illegal Waste Sites (E, W, NI) From 1 April 2018, rogue waste handling operators will be liable to landfill tax, under legislation introduced in Winter Finance Bill 2017 to target the well-organised, large scale operations

Tackling Illegal Waste Carriers (E, W) The Environment Agency and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency have signed a formal agreement to share intelligence and carry out joint operations in England to stop waste being illegally transported and to target unsafe

Further Reforms To The Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (E, S, W)   Eligible heat uses, subsidy limits for very large plant and the regulation of plant to produce biomethane for injection into the gas grid for decarbonisation purposes are key

01/09/2017 Proposals to give micro, small and medium sized businesses and other non-domestic energy consumers access to all the benefits of smart meters have been published by the Dept for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. As an integral part of