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Inaccurate reporting on fines under Simpler Recycling

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 15 January 2026 - Categories: waste

There has been inaccurate media coverage of the government's Simpler Recycling reforms, which come into effect from 31 March.

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UK Waste Statistics published

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 15 February 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
A picture of plastic bottle caps in different colours

Today we look at coverage of the latest official statistics on UK household and packaging waste recycling for 2017.

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