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  The UK Government is pushing UK supermarkets to cap food prices in exchange for easing packaging policies, according to multiple reports.

The Treasury’s proposals, first reported by the Financial Times, would involve voluntary price ...

  23.6 million vapes were littered or dumped in household bins across Ireland in 2025, new data shows.

Only 6% (1.4 million) vape and e-cigarette devices were returned for recycling in the 20 counties covered by Ireland’s largest e-waste recycling scheme, were returned for recycling, new figures from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Ireland show.

  Fifteen community organisations across the Liverpool City Region have been awarded a share of £165,000 to launch waste reduction, reuse, and recycling initiatives.

Delivered through the Zero Waste Community Fund 2026/27, a partnership between Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority (MRWA) and Veolia, the funding aims to empower grassroots projects.

The local...

  Beau Vine was approved for a waste carrier licence in seconds. Credit: CLA. New laws introduce identity and criminal records when applying for a waste carrier licence.

The legislation, which is being laid in Parliament this week, was

  A recent fire at a recycling centre in Wales that caused nearby roads to close is being investigated as a ‘deliberate ignition’ by police.

On 29 April this year, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of flames and heavy smoke at AWD Group on Dock Road, Port Talbot.

The fire involved around 200 tonnes of commercial waste and forced ne...