tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2025-07-18T15:57:52+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/call-for-packaging-value-chain-representatives-to-join-the-pepr-scheme-administrator-steering-group-sasg 2025-07-18T15:57:52+01:00 Call for packaging value chain representatives to join the pEPR Scheme Administrator Steering Group (SASG) PackUK are now welcoming expressions of interest (EOI) for the appointment of members of the Scheme Administrator Steering Group. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/seeking-value-chain-expert-to-chair-the-scheme-administrator-steering-group 2025-07-11T00:00:00+01:00 Seeking value chain expert to chair the Scheme Administrator Steering Group PackUK are now welcoming expressions of interest (EOI) for the role of Chair of the Scheme Administrator Steering Group. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/skip-company-to-pay-over-48000-for-operating-illegal-waste-site 2025-07-09T15:41:29+01:00 Skip company to pay over £48,000 for operating illegal waste site A Birmingham skip hire company must pay financial penalties of more than £48,000 after the Environment Agency brought a prosecution for operating illegally. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sweeper-hire-and-hoses-boss-philip-liley-gets-suspended-sentence 2025-07-08T15:01:46+01:00 Sweeper Hire and Hoses boss Philip Liley gets suspended sentence Exeter man tried to hide tons of illegal waste kept on leased land by pushing it into the trees and spreading it across the ground. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/nda-calls-for-engagement-on-refreshed-decommissioning-strategy 2025-07-07T08:45:07+01:00 NDA calls for engagement on refreshed decommissioning strategy The NDA has published its strategy for consultation, setting out the roadmap to decommission the UK’s earliest nuclear sites safely, securely and sustainably. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/waste-company-prosecuted-for-ignoring-audit-at-notts-site 2025-07-03T10:25:31+01:00 Waste company prosecuted for ignoring audit at Notts site A Midlands-based waste company and a partner in the business have been prosecuted for failing to comply with a demand for information about materials accepted. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/oldbury-turbine-hall-free-of-electrical-hazards 2025-07-01T13:50:40+01:00 Oldbury turbine hall free of electrical hazards A complex decommissioning project to cut over 750 electrical cables to isolate Oldbury site's turbine hall power supply has been safely completed. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-announcements 2025-06-27T17:08:04+01:00 Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging announcements.  2025 base fees, fee modulation policy statement, regulatory position statement and interim strategy available. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hinkley-point-b-power-station-have-your-say-on-permit-changes 2025-06-26T13:16:24+01:00 Hinkley Point B power station: Have your say on permit changes EDF Energy wants to change its existing radioactive substances environmental permit for the Hinkley Point B power station in Bridgwater, Somerset. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/public-consultation-opens-into-port-clarence-landfill 2025-06-26T11:40:56+01:00 Public consultation opens into Port Clarence Landfill The Environment Agency has opened a public consultation relating to Augean North Ltd's revised environmental safety case. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/nda-launches-pioneering-robotics-partnership-to-manage-nuclear-waste 2025-06-26T09:00:03+01:00 NDA launches pioneering robotics partnership to manage nuclear waste Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group announces pioneering partnership to deploy innovative technology to manage radioactive waste. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/environment-agency-launches-clean-up-operation-at-hoads-wood 2025-06-26T00:01:04+01:00 Environment Agency launches clean-up operation at Hoad’s Wood Waste management experts drive first batches of harmful material away from nationally significant nature site tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/2-brothers-and-father-pay-over-50000-in-confiscation-orders 2025-06-17T15:57:41+01:00 2 brothers and father pay over £50,000 in confiscation orders The Environment Agency has successfully secured confiscation orders for over £50,000 for storing illegal material on a site in Skegness, Lincolnshire. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/over-1-million-for-towns-and-cities-to-clean-up-chewing-gum-stains 2025-06-17T11:02:02+01:00 Over £1 million for towns and cities to clean up chewing gum stains 52 councils across the UK will receive funding to remove chewing gum stains and clean up our streets tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/mvv-environmental-gets-permit-for-canford-energy-from-waste-site 2025-06-11T15:00:39+01:00 MVV Environmental gets permit for Canford energy from waste site Environmental permit sets out strict conditions on operation of the proposed site at Poole in Dorset tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/officers-start-digging-into-hazardous-waste-soil-crime 2025-06-11T14:31:11+01:00 Officers start digging into hazardous waste soil crime Hauliers in Devon and Cornwall will be asked for more detail on how they deal with waste soils. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/environment-agency-revokes-yorkshire-waste-site-permit 2025-06-05T16:31:28+01:00 Environment Agency revokes Yorkshire waste site permit The Environment Agency has served a notice to revoke the environmental permit for a waste site in West Yorkshire. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/lincolnshire-county-council-withdraws-from-the-gdf-siting-process 2025-06-03T15:17:38+01:00 Lincolnshire County Council withdraws from the GDF siting process Lincolnshire County Council's Executive Board has made the decision to withdraw from the GDF siting process and will no longer be a member of Theddlethorpe GDF Community Partnership. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/winfrith-nuclear-site-have-your-say-on-decommissioning-permits 2025-06-03T13:02:28+01:00 Winfrith nuclear site: Have your say on decommissioning permits Feedback wanted on environmental permits which propose leaving some low-level radioactive waste at the Dorset nuclear site as part of decommissioning. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sizewell-a-delivers-landmark-demolition-project 2025-06-02T13:00:05+01:00 Sizewell A delivers landmark demolition project The turbine hall and adjoining structures at Sizewell A former nuclear power station have been safely razed to the ground by Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS).