Recycling news: 2026

Policy & government Product Safety Report: Happy Game Playpen with Multicoloured Balls (2601-0393d) Product Safety Report for Happy Game Playpen with Multicoloured Balls presenting a serious risk of choking. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Product Safety Report: Baby Walker KY-088 (2601-0393c) Product Safety Report for Baby Walker KY-088 presenting a serious risk of injuries. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Product Safety Report: YI TONG Baby Walker (2601-0393b) Product Safety Report for YI TONG Baby Walker presenting a serious risk of injuries. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Product Safety Report: DOMESTAR Vase Fillers sold via Desertcart (2512-0238) Product Safety Report for DOMESTAR Vase Fillers presenting a high risk of asphyxiation. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Ms M Ramage v Perduco Law Ltd and Lawyer UP Group (UK) LLP: 6013654/2024 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Bloodborne viruses (BBVs): opt-out testing in emergency departments (EDs) Public health evaluation of the opt-out BBV testing in EDs programme in England. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government New prison houseblocks under construction to keep streets safe   HMP Northumberland will gain four new houseblocks, boosting its capacity by 240 places, in the latest Government step to make streets safer.  GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Export or move animal bones, protein and other by-products What you need to do to export or move animal bones, protein and other by-products. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government PFAS Plan A cross-government, science-led plan to understand impacts of PFAS on public health and the environment, with coordinated actions to minimise risks. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Ms T Doil v Proman Managed Services Ltd and Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd: 2600366/2025 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government TW4 6DL, Wilson James Limited: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/WP3322LS/A001 View the application submitted by Wilson James Limited for WLCC (West London Consolidation Centre), Hounslow. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government YO43 4EB, Mr Richard Towse and Mrs Helen Towse: environmental permit application advertisement – EPR/ZP3432JX/V003 View the application submitted by Mr Richard Towse and Mrs Helen Towse for Marl Farm, York. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Kidlington: Further arrest made for illegal waste dumping A further arrest made as part of Environment Agency investigation, supported by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government T11 waste exemption: repairing or refurbishing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) The T11 exemption allows you to repair, refurbish or dismantle various types of WEEE so that the whole WEEE item or any parts can be reused for their original purpose or recovered. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Energy and emissions projections: 2024 to 2050 Projections of energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions and electricity generation from 2024 to 2050. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Vaccine update: issue 368, January 2026, maternity special Latest developments in vaccines, vaccination policies and procedures for immunisation practitioners. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Core Regulatory Skills Framework This framework supports UK regulatory organisations and officials to improve regulatory practice. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Police and crime panels Police and crime panels provide support and scrutiny to locally elected police and crime commissioners, ensuring this information is available to the public. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Specialist and reference microbiology: laboratory tests and services UK Health Security Agency's laboratories provide a comprehensive range of microbiological tests and services. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government ​​Homes for Ukraine funding, July to September 2025​ ​​The Homes for Ukraine grant determination letters and funding allocations (July to September 2025)​. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government £1 billion resilience fund and next step towards removal of two-child limit provide safety net for families Historic legislation to end the two-child limit and lift hundreds and thousands of children out of poverty has moved a step closer to reality today.   GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government UB9 4HE, Refuels Limited: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/HP3320MK/A001 View the application submitted by Refuels Limited for Refuels Limited, Uxbridge. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government CO2 8HT, Kingdom Recycling Limited: environmental permit application advertisement – EPR/CP3129SQ/V004 View the application submitted by Kingdom Recycling Limited for ATS Mini Skips, Colchester. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Major international science meeting begins in Manchester  Environment Secretary opens international meeting on business and biodiversity  GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Tech giants meet disability sector to break down barriers at work Disabled people are set to benefit from the expertise of some of the world's tech giants to help make the workplace more accessible to them. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Charity fundraising: a guide to trustee duties (CC20) Guidance for trustees about charities raising funds from the public. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government New robot swabbing technology trialled for the first time at Sellafield Sellafield’s Remote Technologies Group is the first to use an innovative contamination swabbing tool for quadruped robots, developed through the RAICo collaboration. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Notice of appeal sent to landowners for planning, householder, minor commercial and listed building consent appeals This guidance about notifying other landowners applies to planning, householder, minor commercial and listed building consent appeals. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Alex de Keyser Alex is interim General Counsel and Company Secretary for Nuclear Waste Services, leading the Legal and Governance Directorate. Prior to that, she built and led the legal team at Radioactive Waste Management and later Nuclear Waste Services, advising on a broad range of legal subject areas in the context of a public sector nuclear business with an operational site and development programme. Alex i GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Government to cover travel costs of children with cancer £10 million financial support package for families of children and young people with cancer to cover travel costs to and from appointments. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government T28: sorting and denaturing controlled drugs for disposal T28 waste exemption allows pharmacies and similar practitioners to denature controlled drugs, to comply with Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. T28 exemptions are free of charge. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Low income poverty projections for children, FYE 2025 to FYE 2031, February 2026 Provides the government’s current best estimate of the future low income poverty trends for children based on the policy position after Budget 2025. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Environment Agency charge proposals for simpler recycling We want your views on proposed new hourly rates for businesses or occupiers of relevant non-domestic premises that are not complying with the requirements of simpler recycling: workplace recycling in England. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government More than 3,400 jobs and targeted support for local communities to help tackle the cost of living as Lanarkshire named latest AI Growth Zone Scotland will host a new AI Growth Zone in Lanarkshire, supporting more than 3,400 jobs and helping drive economic growth as part of the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Green Home Finance Strategic Partnership: terms of reference A partnership bringing together government, industry and other relevant experts to develop recommendations for scaling up the private Green Home Finance market. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government UK and Japan strengthen science and technology ties New partnerships across life sciences, quantum and advanced connectivity. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Mr U Majeed v MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Ltd T/a MTR Elizabeth Line: 3201353/2023 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government UK’s first-ever plan to tackle 'forever chemicals' New framework will protect public health and the environment from risks posed by PFAS. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Barnsley becomes UK’s first government-backed Tech Town Barnsley named UK’s first Tech Town – with local schools and college, businesses, NHS and more getting bespoke government support to unleash opportunities of AI. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2026 Policy & government Digital waste tracking helpdesk: privacy notice How the Digital waste tracking helpdesk will use and manage your personal data. GOV.UK · 2 Feb 2026