Recycling news: 2026

Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 4 Aug 2026.

Policy & government Personal possessions and Capital Gains Tax (Self Assessment helpsheet HS293) Use this helpsheet to understand how personal possessions, or chattels, are treated for Capital Gains Tax and how to calculate gains or losses. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Tax equalisation (Self Assessment helpsheet HS212) Use this helpsheet to understand tax equalisation and prepare tax returns for tax equalised individuals. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Capital Gains Tax, share reorganisations and company takeovers (Self Assessment helpsheet HS285) Use this helpsheet to find out how Capital Gains Tax rules apply for share reorganisations. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Non taxable payments or benefits for employees (Self Assessment helpsheet HS207) Find information to help you fill in the Employment pages of your Self Assessment tax return. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Tell HMRC about any charges on special trusts (IHT100e) Use this form to tell us that Inheritance Tax is due on assets that have stopped being held in special trusts. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Relief for foreign tax paid (Self Assessment helpsheet HS263) Use the Self Assessment helpsheet (HS263) to work out tax credit relief on income that you've paid foreign tax on. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government How to complete P11D and P11D(b) Find out what you must show on P11D and P11D(b) to declare your company's expenses, benefits and Class 1A National Insurance contributions. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Capital Gains Tax land and leases (Self Assessment helpsheet HS292) Find out about the treatment of Capital Gains Tax for land valuation, disposals and land leases including freehold and selling short leases. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Qualifying care relief for carers (Self Assessment helpsheet HS236) Find out how to get certain payments tax-free for foster carers, adult placement carers, kinship carers and staying put carers. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Payroll information to report to HMRC Find out what to put in your Full Payment Submission (FPS) and Employer Payment Summary (EPS) if you're paying employees through PAYE. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Supporting mid-sized business: maintaining and growing UK plc An overview of the support HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) provides to owners, directors or advisors of mid-sized businesses. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Certifying a building for worship and marriage Guidance on how to certify a building for religious worship and register it for the solemnisation of marriages. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (Residential PEEPs) New regulations to improve the fire safety of disabled and vulnerable people in high rise and higher risk residential buildings. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Universal Credit if you have a disability or health condition The support that is available for Universal Credit claimants who have a disability or health condition. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Pension Credit toolkit Use this collection of materials to help older people understand how they could get Pension Credit. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Thousands to be supported into work as government reforms welfare system Hundreds of thousands of sick or disabled people will be offered voluntary help towards employment as part of a package of measures coming into force today (6 April) that will encourage work and save taxpayers around £1 billion. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Prime Minister: No matter the global uncertainty, I'm on the side of the British people The Prime Minister has vowed to “always be on the side” of the British people as changes today help workers, pensioners, and families with the cost of living. GOV.UK · 5 Apr 2026 Policy & government Over 12 million pensioners to receive £575 State Pension boost Over 12 million pensioners will see their State Pension rise by up to £575 from Monday (6 April), as both the basic and new State Pensions increase by 4.8% under the Triple Lock guarantee. GOV.UK · 4 Apr 2026 Policy & government Laura Anderson - Environmental Standards Scotland Environmental Standards Scotland · 4 Apr 2026 Policy & government The Genesis Mission - Department of Energy (.gov) US Department of Energy · 4 Apr 2026 Policy & government Prime Minister's Easter message 2026 Prime Minister Keir Starmer's 2026 Easter message. GOV.UK · 3 Apr 2026 Policy & government STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Before the Director of the Department of Insurance and Financia - State of Michigan (.gov) Michigan EGLE · 3 Apr 2026 Policy & government The UK will continue to champion coordination between the League of Arab States and the United Nations: UK statement at the UN Security Council Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Cooperation between the UN and the League of Arab States. GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government Drought Risk Assessment Tool - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government UK-US arrangement on pharmaceutical trade and pricing Shared UK and US commitments to improve access to medicines, support pharmaceutical innovation and grow trade in the life sciences sector. GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government Changing positions on the EU and Ukraine in central Europe The Visegrad countries (Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Czech Republic) have increasingly diverged in their positions on the EU and support for Ukraine House of Commons Library · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government Chair’s statement on the meeting on the Strait of Hormuz Statement on the Foreign Secretary-led talks with international partners on the Strait of Hormuz GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government NHS patients and British businesses to benefit from historic changes to medicines access following pharmaceutical partnership with USA New partnership accelerates NHS patients' access to new medicines and will see UK benefit from greater life sciences industry investment. GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government Appeals Advice on planning appeals and the award costs. GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government Warm Home Discount (WHD): cost recovery We are seeking views on whether WHD costs should move from standing charges to the per-unit rate. GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government Miss B Doshi v Davencroft Ltd: 3302137/2024 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government BMA resident doctor industrial action, April 2026 The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care writes to the chair of the BMA resident doctors committee. GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government DCMS Sector Economic Estimates: Trade This series brings together the most up to date DCMS sector imports and exports of services and goods datasets GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government The Insolvency Service Sustainability Strategy 2025 to 2030 The Insolvency Service Sustainability Strategy 2025 to 2030 GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government OFSI Annual Review 2024 to 2025: Effective Sanctions OFSI Annual Review 2024 to 2025 published by the Treasury's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation. GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government Waste company crackdown secures £28,500 for charities Waste companies that operate in Bristol, Cornwall and Devon investigated over waste regulations and will pay £28,500 to environmental charities. GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government Management of DNA elimination databases (FSR-GUI-0028) Guidance on the management and use of staff elimination DNA databases for practitioners, DNA process personnel, kit manufacturers and database operators. GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government RPC opinion: mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting impact assessment Regulatory Policy Committee's opinion of the evidence and analysis in the impact assessment from the Office for Equality and Opportunity. GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government Miss R Smith v Senior UK Ltd (T/a Senior Aerospace Thermal Engineering): 3304177/2024 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026 Policy & government Housing Benefit Assurance Process (HBAP) These Housing Benefit (subsidy) Assurance Process modules are for reporting accountants and local authorities to use. GOV.UK · 2 Apr 2026