Government issues response to the UK ETS expansion to waste
25 July 2025
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9 November 2023
On 21 October 2023 the government published its long awaited response to the Consultation on implementation of mandatory electronic waste tracking. In essence the response confirms the government’s policy paper published in April 2022 and adds that mandatory tracking will come into force by April 2025 with voluntary access to the electronic tracking system in…
Read more2 November 2023
On 21 October 2023, the Government published its long awaited response to the results of its consultation on ‘Consistency in household and business recycling in England’. It is worth noting that this is only a response to the consultation and not yet the anticipated statutory guidance or regulations. Recycling Consistency All local authorities in England…
Read more8 August 2023
Rob Hann, (Head of Local Government at Sharpe Pritchard) sets out his views as to what can yet be done to help local authorities as they seek to manage the transition from PFI to new contractual arrangements. Rob has unique insight as to how the PFI investment programme for local government was successfully delivered from…
Read more20 June 2023
Natasha Barlow and Shyann Sheehy consider the implications for contracting authorities modifying a contract during its term as a result of the judgment in James Waste Management LLP v Essex County Council [2023]. At a Glance The High Court considered whether a variation to an Integrated Waste Handling Contract (the “IWHC”) for Essex County Council…
Read more12 April 2023
On 19 December 2022, the Environment Agency (“EA”) issued new and updated guidance notes on Persistent Organic Pollutants (“POPs”). POPs are chemical substances that need to be treated carefully as they do not break down in the environment and are a danger to human health and the environment. Legislative framework for POPs in the UK…
Read more18 July 2022
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy recently closed a consultation to call for evidence on expanding the UK Emission Trading Scheme (“ETS”) to cover waste incineration and inform future ETS policy development by the mid-late 2020s, including the introduction of a carbon tax. This was followed by a decision of the European Parliament…
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