@Simon318ppm @RichRARobi @Miro_Collas very little waste legislation has been scrapped - only the former Site Waste Management Regulations (that required construction sites to recycle more) comes to mind.
What has changed in recent years is the funding structures of the EA, the loss in capacity for reprocessing materials in the UK, other countries taxing or outright banning waste imports, the huge uptake in lithium-ion batteries that means the UK waste industry is effectively uninsurable for fire, the declining quality of fast fashion textiles that is killing second hand clothing markets, and new laws preventing materials from being recycled due to chemicals used in their manufacture. We are increasingly buying products that are difficult and expensive to dispose and recycle. It's going to take a lot more than Government funding to solve all those problems.