In BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL v UNITE THE UNION ( 2026 ) EWHC 633 ( Admin ) the Union was fined for CONTEMPT after deliberately and repeatedly breaching an Injunction by OBSTRUCTING WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLES.

DEFRA has on 31 March 2026 new rules in relation to waste collections and sorting, including separate collections.

A Welsh Government publication on 27 March 2026 summarises consultation responses to its draft plan to PROMOTE AWARENESS IN WALES OF AIR POLLUTION, and sets out the final delivery PLAN for 2025-2028.

The British Standards Institution has, on 25 March 2026, published an updated CODE OF PRACTICE for the INVESTIGATION OF LAND POTENTIALLY AFFECTED BY CONTAMINATION>

Pursuant to non-statutory DEFRA GUIDANCE, WASTE COLLECTION AUTHORITIES in England must, from 31 March 2026, provide WEEKLY FOOD WASTE COLLECTIONS from all households.

A DoT paper sets out 5 YEAR INVESTMENT STRATEGY for the management of the STRATEGIC ROAD NETWORK from April 2026 to March 2031.

A REPORT published on 25 March 2026 by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee warns that the current environmental regulatory system is inadequate. The Report highlights the growing problem of ILLEGAL WASTE DUMPING, which exceeds the Environment Agency’s enforcement capacity.

The Dogs ( Protection of Lifestock ) ( Amendment ) Act 2025 has come into force on 18 March 2026. It provides FARM ANIMALS in England and Waleswith stronger protection from dog attacks, including on roads and paths.

The Senedd has enacted the Environment ( Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets ) ( Wales ) Act. The Act (1) establishes a NEW FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN WALES, (2) Crates a new OFFICE in Wales of ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE, and (3) sets BIODIVERSITY TARGETS.

By Section 41 of the HIGHWAYS ACT 1980, a highway authority is generally under a duty to maintain a highway maintainable at public expense.  Section 58 however provides a special defence in an action against a highway authority for damages for non-repair of a public highway that the authority had taken such care “ in all the circumstances “ as was “ reasonably required “ to “ secure “ that the part of the highway to which the action relates was “ not dangerous for traffic “. In SAMMUT v KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (2026 ) 2 WLUK 254 Coppel J holds that the authority’s RESOURCES are an IRRELEVANT MATTER.