tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communicationsNews and communications2025-07-18T15:57:52+01:00HM Governmenttag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/call-for-packaging-value-chain-representatives-to-join-the-pepr-scheme-administrator-steering-group-sasg2025-07-18T15:57:52+01:00Call 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-group2025-07-11T00:00:00+01:00Seeking value chain expert to chair the Scheme Administrator Steering GroupPackUK 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-site2025-07-09T15:41:29+01:00Skip company to pay over £48,000 for operating illegal waste siteA 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-sentence2025-07-08T15:01:46+01:00Sweeper Hire and Hoses boss Philip Liley gets suspended sentenceExeter 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-strategy2025-07-07T08:45:07+01:00NDA calls for engagement on refreshed decommissioning strategyThe 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-site2025-07-03T10:25:31+01:00Waste company prosecuted for ignoring audit at Notts siteA 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-hazards2025-07-01T13:50:40+01:00Oldbury turbine hall free of electrical hazardsA 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-announcements2025-06-27T17:08:04+01:00Extended 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-changes2025-06-26T13:16:24+01:00Hinkley Point B power station: Have your say on permit changesEDF 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-landfill2025-06-26T11:40:56+01:00Public consultation opens into Port Clarence LandfillThe 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-waste2025-06-26T09:00:03+01:00NDA launches pioneering robotics partnership to manage nuclear wasteNuclear 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-wood2025-06-26T00:01:04+01:00Environment Agency launches clean-up operation at Hoad’s WoodWaste 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-orders2025-06-17T15:57:41+01:002 brothers and father pay over £50,000 in confiscation ordersThe 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-stains2025-06-17T11:02:02+01:00Over £1 million for towns and cities to clean up chewing gum stains52 councils across the UK will receive funding to remove chewing gum stains and clean up our streetstag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/mvv-environmental-gets-permit-for-canford-energy-from-waste-site2025-06-11T15:00:39+01:00MVV Environmental gets permit for Canford energy from waste siteEnvironmental permit sets out strict conditions on operation of the proposed site at Poole in Dorsettag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/officers-start-digging-into-hazardous-waste-soil-crime2025-06-11T14:31:11+01:00Officers start digging into hazardous waste soil crimeHauliers 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-permit2025-06-05T16:31:28+01:00Environment Agency revokes Yorkshire waste site permitThe 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-process2025-06-03T15:17:38+01:00Lincolnshire County Council withdraws from the GDF siting processLincolnshire 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-permits2025-06-03T13:02:28+01:00Winfrith nuclear site: Have your say on decommissioning permitsFeedback 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-project2025-06-02T13:00:05+01:00Sizewell A delivers landmark demolition projectThe turbine hall and adjoining structures at Sizewell A former nuclear power station have been safely razed to the ground by Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS).