News 77 successful waste crime prosecutions in a year – EA 1st August 2019 Environment Agency / Sustainable Development Goals / Waste Crime Briefing Paper Waste Treatment BREF 31st July 2019 BAT / BREF / waste treatment News England’s plastic carrier bag sales down 90% since 5p charge 31st July 2019 Defra / plastic / single-use carrier bags News DRS could see 31,000 plastic bottles vanish from Scotland’s streets each day 30th July 2019 DRS / Litter / Scotland Council stages “mock fly-tip” to see how residents react 30th July 2019 Fly-Tipping / South Cambridgeshire District Council / Waste Crime News Government’s “plastic tax” could cost households 7p per week 29th July 2019 Imperial College / plastic / Veolia News 72% would support UK-wide deposit return system 27th July 2019 Campaign to Protect Rural England / DRS / Litter News Zero Waste Scotland seeks partners to tackle “tide of single-use items” in communities 25th July 2019 Plastics / Scotland / Zero Waste Scotland News Boris Johnson must be “bold” in implementing resources strategy 24th July 2019 Boris Johnson / Environment Bill / Resources And Waste Strategy News Defra publishes resources strategy consultations response 23rd July 2019 Defra / Resources And Waste Strategy News Government to develop standards for alternative plastics 22nd July 2019 Bio-Plastics / Consultation / Defra News Plant-based plastics among innovations boosted by £60m government investment 22nd July 2019 funding / industrial strategy / plastic News “All in” drinks deposit scheme could generate £2 billion for UK economy 11th July 2019 Campaign to Protect Rural England / DRS News Tanker driver fined for discharging waste onto public highway 11th July 2019 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Report highlights Scotland’s “hidden cost of single-use packaging” 10th July 2019 packaging / plastic / Scotland News Scotland’s DRS to save £46m on clearing litter and fly-tipping 10th July 2019 DRS / EPR / Scotland News Less plastic waste being exported from UK, Scottish MP told 8th July 2019 plastic / UK Parliament / Waste Exports News Directors handed suspended sentences following two “major” waste fires 8th July 2019 Environment Agency / lawrence skip hire / Waste Fire First 1 2 … 86 87 88 … 105 106 Last