News Carmarthenshire cuts number of black bags residents can put out for collection 2nd August 2019 Carmarthenshire County Council / collection / residual waste 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 News Government’s “plastic tax” could cost households 7p per week 29th July 2019 Imperial College / plastic / Veolia News Zac Goldsmith given ministerial role at Defra 29th July 2019 Appointments / Boris Johnson / Defra / zac goldsmith 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 Plant-based plastics among innovations boosted by £60m government investment 22nd July 2019 funding / industrial strategy / plastic News Global Resource Initiative taskforce: greening the UK’s environmental footprint 19th July 2019 25-Year Environment Plan / Climate Change / Environment / national strategy News Reducing Single Use Plastic in London: MIW Wins Thames Water Contract 18th July 2019 contract / Single-Use / Single-Use Plastic / water News “All in” drinks deposit scheme could generate £2 billion for UK economy 11th July 2019 Campaign to Protect Rural England / DRS News Report highlights Scotland’s “hidden cost of single-use packaging” 10th July 2019 packaging / plastic / Scotland News Ban all biodegradable waste from landfill by 2025 – Committee on Climate Change 10th July 2019 Climate Change / Food Waste / landfill News Scotland’s DRS to save £46m on clearing litter and fly-tipping 10th July 2019 DRS / EPR / Scotland News UK food waste reduced by almost 5m tonnes per year 5th July 2019 Anaerobic Digestion / Food Waste / ReFood First 1 2 … 58 59 60 … 102 103 Last
