• News Fully electric, autonomous passenger shuttles take to Cambridge roads 2nd June 2021 Cambridge / Electric Vehicles / Greater Cambridge Partnership Report: ‘Digital’ DRS could achieve policy objectives at ‘significantly lower cost’ 2nd June 2021 DRS / packaging / The Digital DRS Industry Working Group Defra’s options for EPR payments ‘overly complex’ – ESA 2nd June 2021 ESA / Extended Producer Responsibility / Resources And Waste Strategy Waitrose ‘Unpacked’ sales grow by almost 9% in six months 1st June 2021 packaging / plastic / Refill Stations / Waitrose National circular economy research programme launches 28th May 2021 Circular Economy / The National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research / UKRI Heat Networks Investment Project awards over £30m of funding 28th May 2021 heat network / Heat Networks Investment Project / net zero Retail leaders join forces to boost flexible plastic recycling in UK 27th May 2021 Flexible Packaging / packaging / plastic / waste infrastructure ‘Fast recovery and sustainability’ funding to cover repurposing textile waste 26th May 2021 Fast Fashion / green recovery / Textile Waste / UKRI Environment Bill continues through Parliament 26th May 2021 Environment Bill / Office for Environmental Protection / UK Parliament Greenwashing tops investor concerns when it comes to responsible investing 25th May 2021 Green Investment / greenwashing / quilter New funding to reduce plastic packaging’s environmental impact 25th May 2021 packaging / plastic / Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging / UKRI The Princess Royal visits Veolia’s Southwark facility to celebrate training and thank key workers 24th May 2021 Coronavirus / key workers / Veolia £166 million cash injection for green technology and 60,000 UK jobs 24th May 2021 Carbon Capture / hydrogen / net zero Deposit Return Scheme should be consistent across UK – EAC 21st May 2021 Deposit Return Scheme / EPR / packaging / plastic Increase in England’s plastic bag charge comes into force 21st May 2021 Carrier Bag Charge / plastic / Single-Use Biffa to acquire Viridor collections business & ‘certain recycling assets’ 21st May 2021 Acquisition / Biffa / business / Viridor Viridor sets out plan to become ‘first UK net negative emissions’ waste company 20th May 2021 Carbon Capture / net zero / Viridor Turkey bans plastic waste imports following Greenpeace investigation 20th May 2021 Greenpeace / Waste Exports / waste infrastructure First 1 2 … 158 159 160 … 311 312 Last
