Expedition to “world’s most polluted beach” bags six tonnes of waste 2nd August 2019 henderson island / Litter / plastic News Veolia’s revenue from plastics recycling jumps 30% 2nd August 2019 hazardous waste / plastic / Veolia News Biffa wins £90 million recycling sorting contract with North London 1st August 2019 Biffa / NLWA / Waste Contracts News 77 successful waste crime prosecutions in a year – EA 1st August 2019 Environment Agency / Sustainable Development Goals / Waste Crime News England’s plastic carrier bag sales down 90% since 5p charge 31st July 2019 Defra / plastic / single-use carrier bags News Eastbourne’s new in-house waste service heralded a “resounding triumph” 31st July 2019 eastbourne borough council / local authorities / Waste Contracts News Biodegradable security seals switch for Nestlé logistics 30th July 2019 biodegradable plastic / Nestle / plastic News DRS could see 31,000 plastic bottles vanish from Scotland’s streets each day 30th July 2019 DRS / Litter / Scotland News Northern Ireland recycling rate jumps 3.6 percent 30th July 2019 Local Authority Collected Waste Statistics / Northern Ireland Council stages “mock fly-tip” to see how residents react 30th July 2019 Fly-Tipping / South Cambridgeshire District Council / Waste Crime News Union agrees to suspend Brighton and Hove bin strike 29th July 2019 Brighton and Hove / GMB union / Strike News 72% would support UK-wide deposit return system 27th July 2019 Campaign to Protect Rural England / DRS / Litter News 3.6m tonnes of UK food wasted in primary production each year 26th July 2019 Food Waste / Surplus Food / WRAP News News in brief: Activist runs across US | charities “bag” £9m | Fly-tipping app 26th July 2019 Fly-Tipping / News in Brief / plastic / Textile Waste News UK to investigate claims of hazardous waste exported to Sri Lanka 26th July 2019 hazardous waste / sri lanka / Waste Exports News Tokyo 2020 Olympics medals made using 100% recycled metals 25th July 2019 2020 tokyo olympics / E-Waste / WEEE Feature Q2 – PRN Market Overview 25th July 2019 Environment Exchange / PRN News Defra publishes resources strategy consultations response 23rd July 2019 Defra / Resources And Waste Strategy First 1 2 … 71 72 73 … 99 100 Last
