#WEEE: UK WEEE collection targets have been set at a total of 544,341 tonnes for 2016, a 7.4% increase on the previous year's target.

ICYMI: BIS environmental reg team to transfer to Defra on 1/4/16. The team has policy responsibility for #WEEE #ELV #BatteriesRegs #RoHS etc

Government fined over £84k by Environment Agency for breaches of #CRC and EU ETS: bit.ly/1PFiqMv

Official: UK greenhouse gas emissions fall 3.4 per cent in 2015 bit.ly/1RMJbTI

An interesting read this morning via Innovation Forum - could krill be the next conservation icon? bit.ly/25OQbab #conservation

Great news! Wild #tiger numbers have increased globally for the first time → pand.as/3890tigers #doubletigers

An interesting look at the need for standardised #recycling in a #CircularEconomy by @sandyrodger. #thinkcircular bit.ly/1Mu382R

Re-usable steel cups will be available @GlastoFest to help the British steel industry & cut down on festival waste bit.ly/1qCQCnc

BREAKING: Marcus Gover to replace Liz Goodwin as new WRAP NGO chief executive! Full story: bit.ly/25UvUT6

BBC News - Scotland meets climate change targets for first time bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

Fall in demand for #WEEE evidence is impacting local authority collections. Bexley council calls for target increase x.com/letsrecycle/st…

Did you know that #recycling five plastic bottles make enough fiberfill to stuff a ski jacket?

.IBM develops new way of recycling polycarbonates to produce a new plastic that will not leach BPA. #recycling x.com/IBM/status/751…

MRW latest: Record sentence for WEEE fraud: Yorkshire waste operator jailed for seven-and-a-half years bit.ly/2a1c6WT

The #CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme may be scrapped from 2019 but remember your annual reports are still required until then. Friday deadline!

Full BEIS ministerial responsibilities have been announced – more details here: gov.uk/government/new…

Non-compliance with the #WEEE Directive: what's the worst that can happen? Asks an article in edie edie.net/blog/Non-compl…

In one and a half hours, we'll know if the #ParisAgreement can enter into force this year bit.ly/1Vw2OSy #COP22 #UNGA

Great news! Today at the UN countries took one step closer into making the #ParisAgreement enter into force this year!

Good news from International Energy Agency: Whilst global economy grows, CO2 emissions flat for third straight year bit.ly/2nLKtEo