Recycling news: 2026

Policy & government Defence Relationship Management Defence Relationship Management (DRM) partners with organisations throughout the UK, helping them understand the value of signing the Armed Forces Covenant and building mutually beneficial partnerships with Defence. It provides support on employing Reservists, veterans, Cadet Force Adult Volunteers and military spouses and improving fairness for the Armed Forces community in the consumer market. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Access to Work: staff guide A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff guide about the Access to Work scheme. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government £18 million Playground Fund Guidance for 66 local authorities on £18 million playground funding to create or refurbish playgrounds in England’s areas of greatest need. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government 5. Communication and teamwork How good communication and building a positive team environment are crucial to creating a safe workplace. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government 2. Decision making and risk management Looking into what can lead to people making mistakes and how to mitigate errors. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Extension of appointments to the Independent Reporting Commission (IRC) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has today, 18 June, announced the extension of appointments to the Independent Reporting Commission GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Contingencies Fund account 2025 to 2026 The Contingencies Fund account for 2025 to 2026 has been published. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government CMA orders Marks Electrical to refund customers over pre-selected extra charges Marks Electrical must refund nearly 40,000 customers and pay a fine after it automatically opted customers into additional paid services. GOV.UK news & communications — recycling · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Turing Scheme: apply for funding for international placements Information on applying for funding for international study and work placements for schools, further education providers and higher education providers. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Turing Scheme: international placements, 2026 to 2027 Guidance on funding for international study and work placements through the Turing Scheme, for schools, further education and higher education providers. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government SG10 6JJ, Guy & Wright Limited: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/PP3793EU/V007 View the application submitted by Guy & Wright Limited for The Vineries, Much Hadham. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Third shipment of vitrified waste from the UK to Germany successfully completed The third and final shipment of high level waste in the form of vitrified residues has been safely delivered to Germany. GOV.UK news & communications — recycling · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government TS23 1LH, Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies UK Limited: environmental permit application advertisement – EPR/BJ8987IQ/V007 View the application submitted by Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies UK Limited for Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, Billingham. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Calvin Bailey MBE MP Calvin Bailey was born in Zambia and raised in Southeast London. An RAF scholar, he read Engineering and Engineering Management at the University of Exeter. He was elected as the MP for Leyton and Wanstead in July 2024 and appointed Minister for Veterans and People in the Ministry of Defence in June 2026. He commissioned as a pilot into the RAF in 1999, flying predominantly C-130 and A400M aircraf GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Warm Home Discount statistics Official statistics on the Warm Home Discount scheme, providing figures on the number of households receiving the Warm Home Discount. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Total Factor Productivity of the Food and Drink Industry 2024 Annual information on the productivity of the UK food chain. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Warm Home Discount statistics, 2025 to 2026 Official statistics on the Warm Home Discount scheme, providing figures on the number of households receiving the Warm Home Discount. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Total Factor Productivity of the Food Chain Information about the UK food chain. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Local authority capital expenditure and receipts in England: 2025 to 2026 provisional outturn and 2026 to 2027 forecast Accredited official statistics on the provisional outturn figures of local authority capital expenditure and receipts in 2025 to 2026 and forecast figures of local authority capital expenditure and receipts in 2026 to 2027. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government HMRC: workforce management information Documents relating to workforce management information summary data for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government UK Business Data Survey 2026 The UK Business Data Survey gathers evidence on the importance and awareness of digital data use for UK businesses. This is the 2025 to 2026 release. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Business insights and impact on the UK economy: 18 June 2026 The impact of challenges facing the economy and other events on UK businesses, including financial performance, workforce, trade, and business resilience. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government National Housing Bank register of interests Register of interests for the members of the National Housing Bank board. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Muir launches strategy to address seabird species decline in NI - Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Northern Ireland Environment Agency · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Study permit: How to apply - canada.ca Environment and Climate Change Canada · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Everything you need to know about Section 23 - Local Government Association Local Government Association · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government When someone dies in Taiwan Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Taiwan. GOV.UK · 18 Jun 2026 Policy & government Know Your Neighbourhood Fund qualitative research: loneliness stigma and community cohesion A qualitative research report produced by Fortia Insight on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as part of the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund. GOV.UK · 17 Jun 2026 Policy & government HM Procurator General & Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts 2025–26 This is part of a series of departmental publications which, along with the Main and Supplementary Estimates 2026-27 and the document Public Expenditure: Statistical Analyses 2025, present the government’s outturn for 2025-26 and planned expenditure for 2026-27. GOV.UK · 17 Jun 2026 Policy & government Government Legal Department Annual Report and Accounts 2025–26 Government Legal Department Annual Report and Accounts 2025–26 for the year ended 31 March 2026. GOV.UK · 17 Jun 2026 Policy & government Culture Secretary marks Jewish Cultural Month with £1 million boost for The Jewish Museum London The Government has announced up to £1 million is to be awarded to The Jewish Museum London, supporting its vital outreach and engagement programmes with schools and communities, and accelerating its search for a new permanent home. GOV.UK · 17 Jun 2026 Policy & government What a gangmaster's licence is and who needs one Guidance for people who provide and use labour in the agriculture, horticulture, shellfish, and food processing and packaging sectors. GOV.UK · 17 Jun 2026 Policy & government Shaping Tomorrow: the UK's Digital Standards Strategy (2026 to 2030) The Digital Standards Strategy sets out how the UK will lead on standards for AI, cybersecurity, quantum and advanced connectivity. GOV.UK · 17 Jun 2026 Policy & government Doorstep selling This paper outlines the current regulation of doorstep selling (or cold calling) under the provisions of the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013. It also provides information on how 'No Cold Calling Zones' work in practice. House of Commons Library · 17 Jun 2026 Policy & government Skills England board minutes for 2026 Minutes for the meetings of the Skills England board taking place in 2026. GOV.UK · 17 Jun 2026 Policy & government Local areas prepare new Experts at Hand teams Local areas to begin increasing access to speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and educational psychologists from September 2026. GOV.UK · 17 Jun 2026 Policy & government Landfill and deposit for recovery: aftercare and permit surrender What to do during the aftercare phase and what to include in an application to surrender your permit. GOV.UK · 17 Jun 2026 Policy & government Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA) newsletter Salisbury Plain updates on training activities and access. GOV.UK · 17 Jun 2026 Policy & government Government offer to resident doctors: June 2026 Formal offer to the BMA resident doctors committee to resolve the current dispute with resident doctors. GOV.UK · 17 Jun 2026 Policy & government Great British Summer Savings: Major businesses pass on VAT cut to families on days out Some of the UK’s most prominent leisure and hospitality businesses have committed to passing on summer savings to families as they met the Chancellor today – ahead of the government’s Great British Summer Savings scheme going live. GOV.UK · 17 Jun 2026