2024 has seen a lot of change in the resources and waste management industry, below we break down 10 of the biggest news stories from a hectic year. Following on from our list last year, Circular Online has covered the ten biggest waste management news stories from 2024, along with insights from industry experts. General Election The biggest news story in the UK this year was undoubtedly the General Election. On 4 July, Labour overturned 14 years of Conservative Government, winning 411 seats in a landslide result. Shortly after Sir Keir Starmer became the 58th Prime Minister of the UK,

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11.12.2024

Hackney Council responds to campaigners against EfW plant

Hackney Council has told East London residents that a new EfW plant is the least environmentally damaging way to manage non-recyclable waste.

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11.12.2024

Defra announces plan for producers to pay for vape disposal costs

A new category of electrical equipment for vapes is set to be introduced as part of plans to ensure collection costs falls on producers.

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10.12.2024

H&M calls for textile sector to embrace circular economy

H&M Foundation has backed a new report that calls for the textile sector to embrace circular economy principles.

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07.12.2024

Defra cancels mandatory single-use cup take-back scheme

The UK Government has cancelled plans to mandate businesses to take back single-use cups and recycle them as part of pEPR.

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05.12.2024

Sustainable beauty products: How Boop is reducing waste

Founder of Boop Yasmine Amr explains her online store is reducing waste by selling excess product that would otherwise be scrapped.

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04.12.2024

Movopack to launch circular e-commerce packaging via Royal Mail

An Italian company that provides e-commerce platforms with circular packaging has secured £2M seed funding round ahead of its UK launch.

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30.11.2024

British Chambers of Commerce: Businesses “Crucial” to Delivering the Circular Economy

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has urged policymakers across the UK to place businesses at the heart of efforts to achieve sustainability and reduce waste.

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28.11.2024

Circularity programme reduces e-waste sent to landfill by 93%

ABB's circularity programme reduced the amount of e-waste returned by customers that it sent to landfill by 93% over 4 years.

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28.11.2024

Biffa signs £3m zero-waste-to-landfill contract with DS Smith

Biffa has signed a £3 million zero-waste-to-landfill collection and disposal contract with sustainable packaging company DS Smith.

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26.11.2024

Labour must act to close green skills gap, SUEZ report warns

A new report into green skills has warned the UK Government that without action the UK will fail to achieve its targets.

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22.11.2024

Mixed response to Wales’s withdrawal from UK-wide DRS

Reactions to Wales’s withdrawal from a UK-wide deposit return scheme range from disappointment to calls for the entire scheme to be scrapped.

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22.11.2024

Thinking circular with hard to manage materials

In Episode 6 of the CD&E technical series, the speakers focus on how hard-to-manage materials can become more circular.

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21.11.2024

What are sustainable materials? Moving away from single-use

Katie Coyne explores what sustainable materials are and how they are being used to create alternatives to single-use products.

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20.11.2024

Link between resources & environment “poorly understood” in government

The connection between resources and environmental goals has been “poorly understood” in government and amongst politicians.

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19.11.2024

Global Commitment signatories outperforming peers in tackling plastic waste

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has released a report on the performance of signatories to the Global Commitment, which found they “significantly” outperformed their peers.

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19.11.2024

Welsh Government withdraws from UK Deposit Return Scheme

Wales has withdrawn from the UK deposit return scheme (DRS), Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has announced.

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14.11.2024

The critical role of innovative plastics recycling for a circular economy

Ellen Struthers highlights the action needed across the supply chain to collectively address plastic pollution.

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13.11.2024

COP29 begins as ISWA calls for sustainable waste strategies

COP29 begins in Baku, Azerbaijan, after ISWA called on member states to integrate sustainable waste strategies.

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09.11.2024

Defra hosts roundtable ahead of UN Plastic Treaty negotiations

Defra holds roundtable of businesses ahead of the fifth session of negotiations to agree a global plastic pollution treaty.

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07.11.2024

Viridor to close mechanical recycling site at Avonmouth

Viridor has announced it is closing its mechanical recycling site at Avonmouth following a strategic review.

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07.11.2024

EMR to explore graphite recovery during EV battery recycling

EMR has announced a project to explore new ways to recover graphite during the recycling of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries.

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07.11.2024

Infrastructure innovations leading to a world beyond waste

Ambitions for a “zero waste” future are driving the development of new systems and solutions across the world, Andrea Lockerbie investigates.

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07.11.2024

DRS confirmed to go live in October 2027 after start-date confusion

The Defra has confirmed the DRS will go live in October 2027 after the Circular Economy Minister said it would be implemented sooner.

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05.11.2024

14.5 million people willing to ‘boycott’ Black Friday, new research shows

A recent survey has revealed that 14.5 million UK residents, or 27% of adults, would be willing to “boycott” Black Friday.

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02.11.2024

Mercedes opens battery recycling plant to create circular economy

Mercedes-Benz said it is the first car manufacturer worldwide to close the battery recycling loop with a new in-house facility.

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31.10.2024

Construction waste management in 2024: What must change?

Sustainable approaches to construction waste management are evolving in the UK that save companies money, not just the environment.

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31.10.2024

Circular Economy Club launches 2024 Circular Cities Week event

Circular Cities Week aims to unite cities across the globe in the goal of leaving no city behind in the transition to a circular economy.

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30.10.2024

Report: Ireland DRS “part of shoppers' daily routine” after just six months

Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain & Ireland (SBF GB&I) has published a research paper offering insights into the success of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), which has quickly become part of shoppers' routines just six months after its launch.

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26.10.2024

Industry reacts to disposable vape ban – CIWM applauds decision

CIWM has applauded the announcement disposable vapes will be banned from June and called for lessons to be learned.

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25.10.2024

Disposable vapes to be banned from June next year

The sale of disposable vapes will be banned from June next year, as part of the “first step” on the road towards a circular economy.

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25.10.2024

ISWA Working Group on Recycling and Waste Minimisation recap

Jeff Cooper recaps the previous meeting of the ISWA Working Group on Recycling and Waste Minimisation, which explored the world of textiles.

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24.10.2024

RECOUP calls for better Plastic Packaging Tax enforcement

RECOUP has called for “proper enforcement” of the Plastic Packaging Tax as it said recycled content claims are not being verified.

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23.10.2024

Battery-as-a-Service: What is the business model's potential?

Bethany Greenman explains why Battery-as-a-Service models must be facilitated if electric vehicles are going to embrace the circular economy.

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17.10.2024

51% of supermarket food and drink packaged in unnecessary plastic

51% of food and drink items in UK supermarkets are packaged in “unnecessary” plastic that can be safely replaced with alternatives.

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17.10.2024

Glass will not be an in-scope material for England and NI’s DRSs

The DRSs in England and Northern Ireland will include PET plastic, steel, and aluminium drink containers, but not glass.

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17.10.2024

What does the future of recycling look like? Well, it’s complicated

Iain Gulland explains what he thinks the future of recycling should look like in Scotland, and it's not what you would expect.

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The 10 biggest waste management news stories of 2024

Hackney Council responds to campaigners against EfW plant

Defra announces plan for producers to pay for vape disposal costs

H&M calls for textile sector to embrace circular economy

Defra cancels mandatory single-use cup take-back scheme

Sustainable beauty products: How Boop is reducing waste

Movopack to launch circular e-commerce packaging via Royal Mail

British Chambers of Commerce: Businesses “Crucial” to Delivering the Circular Economy

Circularity programme reduces e-waste sent to landfill by 93%

Biffa signs £3m zero-waste-to-landfill contract with DS Smith

Labour must act to close green skills gap, SUEZ report warns

Mixed response to Wales’s withdrawal from UK-wide DRS

Thinking circular with hard to manage materials

What are sustainable materials? Moving away from single-use

Link between resources & environment “poorly understood” in government

Global Commitment signatories outperforming peers in tackling plastic waste

Welsh Government withdraws from UK Deposit Return Scheme

The critical role of innovative plastics recycling for a circular economy

COP29 begins as ISWA calls for sustainable waste strategies

Defra hosts roundtable ahead of UN Plastic Treaty negotiations

Viridor to close mechanical recycling site at Avonmouth

EMR to explore graphite recovery during EV battery recycling

Infrastructure innovations leading to a world beyond waste

DRS confirmed to go live in October 2027 after start-date confusion

14.5 million people willing to ‘boycott’ Black Friday, new research shows

Mercedes opens battery recycling plant to create circular economy

Construction waste management in 2024: What must change?

Circular Economy Club launches 2024 Circular Cities Week event

Report: Ireland DRS “part of shoppers' daily routine” after just six months

Industry reacts to disposable vape ban – CIWM applauds decision

Disposable vapes to be banned from June next year

ISWA Working Group on Recycling and Waste Minimisation recap

RECOUP calls for better Plastic Packaging Tax enforcement

Battery-as-a-Service: What is the business model's potential?

51% of supermarket food and drink packaged in unnecessary plastic

Glass will not be an in-scope material for England and NI’s DRSs

What does the future of recycling look like? Well, it’s complicated

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