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Plastic Overshoot Day, the point at which global plastic waste exceeds the world’s capacity to manage it properly, arrived on 6 September, which means almost 72 million tonnes of plastic will leak into the environment this year, according to new research.

The Environment Agency is investigating three illegal waste sites in the North East, which amount to almost 3,500 tonnes of shredded household waste.

Zero Waste Scotland is set to join NatureScot and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in a new national environment body under plans announced in the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government. Scottish Forestry could also become part of the organisation, which is intended to combine the expertise and key functions of the existing bodies […]

The West Midlands and Yorkshire had the highest report totals in 2025, but the heatmaps include duplicate calls and do not record confirmed offences.

The UK Government has delayed its plan to expand the Emissions Trading Scheme to include Energy-from-Waste and waste incineration.