Recycling news: 2026

Policy & government Waste recovery sites: apply for a pre-consent certificate If you run a waste recovery site with a permit in England and regularly receive shipments of the same waste, you may benefit from having a 'pre-consent' certificate. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Request environmental permit and coordination support for nature projects How to get support for nature projects that require a range of environmental permits and licences. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Send environmental permit application information in stages How to request a longer timetable for the Environment Agency to assess if your proposal can be ‘duly made’. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Register or deregister polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) equipment Use this service to apply for yearly registration of PCB equipment with the Environment Agency. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Shellfisheries: get exclusive fishing or management rights How to apply for a several order or a regulating order. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government 6a Sylvan Avenue, London, N22 5HX: LON/00AP/HMF/2025/0823 First Tier Property Tribunal – Final Reasoned Decision of Judge Tagliavini and Mr J Stead in GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Lydney Harbour Information on harbour approach, moorings, fees and safety information. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Flat 3 Regency House, 13 Hamlet Road, London, SE19 2AR: LON/00AF/OLR/2025/0869 First Tier Property Tribunal – Final Reasoned Decision of Judge Dutton and Mr R Waterhouse BSc(Hons)LLM Property Law MA FRICS GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Benefit cap: number of households capped to November 2025 Statistics on households that have had their benefits capped between 15 April 2013 and November 2025. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government DWP Data Strategy 2023 to 2030 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Data Strategy explains how DWP will collect, manage, analyse and use data to reach its business objectives. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government PM remarks: 1 April 2026 The Prime Minister's remarks at a press conference in Downing Street. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government FCERM grant‑in‑aid: frequently flooded properties and write‑off in appraisal Guidance on applying adjustments for frequently flooded properties GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government How to pay Vaping Products Duty Find out the rates of Vaping Products Duty, how to work out the volume of vaping liquid you must account for, and when the duty becomes due. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Keeping records for Vaping Products Duty and the Vaping Duty Stamps Scheme Find out what records you need to keep for Vaping Products Duty and the Vaping Duty Stamps Scheme. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Housing and homelessness General and specialist support and advice about housing and homelessness, and help with household items and clothing. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Debt and money management Help and advice including cost of living support, online calculators and tools, health related support and medical grants, utility support, savings and bank accounts. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Product Recall: Smyths Toys Dig Products (2603-0225) Product Recall for seven Smyths Toys Dig Products containing sand, presenting a risk to health. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Sam Ulyatt Sam Ulyatt was appointed Chief Executive of Crown Commercial Service (CCS) in 2024 and subsequently became Chief Executive of Government Commercial Agency in 2026. With a wealth of experience in both the public and private sectors, Sam brings deep commercial expertise and a commitment to delivering value across government. Before joining as CEO, Sam served as a member of the Home Office senior lea GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Appointments to the Consumer Council for Water Board The new board members will serve three-year terms GOV.UK Defra news — waste · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Holiday activities and food programme Guidance for local authorities that will receive funding to deliver the holiday activities and food programme. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Government Functional Standard GovS 004: Property UK Government Functional Standard for Property is one of a suite of standards setting expectations for the management of corporate functions across government. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Ofsted annual fostering data collection Guidance and template for local authorities and independent fostering agencies to use when sending fostering data to Ofsted. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): independent fostering agencies Guidance on how Ofsted inspects independent fostering agencies. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Kinship Zones: programme specification Guidance on delivering the kinship allowance pilot and other kinship support, such as family network support packages. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Broadly equivalent standards for packaging and equivalent standards for WEEE and batteries Examples of acceptable evidence of broadly equivalent standards for packaging and equivalent standards for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Cracking down on sex-based harassment in public New law will target those who harass women and girls in public because of their sex. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Early education and childcare Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Discretionary Housing Payments guidance manual This guidance is for local authorities in Wales who are responsible for administering Discretionary Housing Payments. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government About us HMRC is the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority, and we have a vital purpose: we collect the money that pays for the UK’s public services, help families and individuals with targeted financial support and provide the property valuations that support taxation and benefits. We do this by being impartial and increasingly effective and efficient in our administration. We help the honest major GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Chapter 7: Eligibility for assistance Guidance on the provisions relating to an applicant’s eligibility for homelessness services. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Open Networks Ecosystem Competition Case study on the Open Networks Ecosystem competition, which awarded ~£80.5m in funding to projects supporting the UK's 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Our sites NRS is responsible for safely decommissioning the first generation nuclear and research sites across the UK and the operation of a hydro-electric plant. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government About us Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) is responsible for safely decommissioning 14 nuclear sites across the UK. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Future RAN: Diversifying the 5G Supply Chain Competition Case study of Future RAN Competition (FRANC), which awarded ~£36m in R&D funding to support the UK's 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government Open Networks Research and Development Fund The Open Networks Research and Development (R&D) Fund was a £250 million programme designed to support the UK’s 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government About us We're charged, on behalf of government, with the mission to clean-up the UK’s former nuclear sites safely, securely and cost effectively. GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government SVM115100 - Liaison with Valuation Office and other offices: Mineral Undertakings GOV.UK · 1 Apr 2026 Policy & government How VAT affects charities (VAT Notice 701/1) Find out what a charity is, how VAT affects charities, how to treat a charity's income for VAT and what VAT reliefs a charity can get on what it buys. GOV.UK · 31 Mar 2026 Policy & government Rates for Air Passenger Duty Check which rates of Air Passenger Duty you need to pay if you’re a plane operator, and how to fill in your return to HMRC. GOV.UK · 31 Mar 2026 Policy & government The National Minimum Wage in 2026 This report from the Low Pay Commission looks at the impact of new minimum wage rates in April 2026 and looks ahead at future changes for 2027. GOV.UK · 31 Mar 2026