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The Environment Agency (EA) has published a new Regulatory Position Statement RPS 336  for the acceptance of certain non-hazardous filter cake waste at operational landfill and Deposit for Recovery (DfR) sites in England. Published on 17th July, the RPS addresses a...

In waste and recycling operations, there is, more often than not, a strong focus on getting the environmental permit right. However, the most overlooked and critical element of a successful Deposit for Recovery (DfR) scheme is getting the planning permission right...

On 22nd May, the Environment Agency (EA) published a list of 117 'high priority waste sites in England', making an improvement (albeit small) to communication with the public. As part of a wider crackdown on waste crime, the document suggests the EA are moving towards...

Jessica Morgan-Smith, Partner at MPG, discusses the next generation of circularity: The circularity and recycling sector is often misunderstood from the outside, with people often seeing ‘waste’ as a simple issue without understanding the complexities of the industry...

A permitted site will typically require a Dust and Emissions Management Plan (DEMP) when its activities have the potential to generate dust or particulate emissions that could impact people, the environment, or nearby businesses. In practice, this usually comes up as part of an environmental permit application (new/variation) or as a result of an enforcement issue.

Surrendering an Environmental Permit for a landfill or deposit for recovery site in England is the final regulatory step in the lifecycle of an operation where waste has been permanently deposited to land. It marks the point at which the Environment Agency (EA) is...

The new NPPF sees mineral planning as optional rather than essential – this must change. The draft revised NPPF’s approach to minerals planning could have serious ramifications for the government’s ability to meet its built environment commitments, says Chris...

To prepare young people for the challenges and opportunities of the future, education needs to broaden its focus to include the wider waste and circularity industry.

In Spring 2025, the Government launched a consultation on overhauling the Landfill Tax regime. The consultation proposed several major changes, including moving to a single tax rate (removing the lower rate), removing certain exemptions and reliefs (such as those for...