• News First “low plastic zone’” launches in London 5th February 2020 London / NLWA / plastic / Single-Use Sky sets out ambition to become “world’s most sustainable film and TV studios” 4th February 2020 Climate Change / net zero / Sky UK aviation commits to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 4th February 2020 aviation / Climate Change / net zero Sodexo bans unrecyclable polystyrene and single-use plastic bags 3rd February 2020 plastic / polystyrene / Single-Use / Sodexo Veolia launches academy to drive circular packaging 3rd February 2020 Circular Economy / packaging / Veolia Universities working on process to allow plastics to be recycled “without losing quality” 3rd February 2020 plastic / Recycling / University of Bath / University of Birmingham Government to “fully fund” all new Environment Bill “burdens” on councils 31st January 2020 Defra / Environment Bill / funding / local authorities Camden launches project to recycle 570,000 paper coffee cups 31st January 2020 Camden Climate Change Alliance / Coffee Cup Recycling / Veolia Sales of paper for shopping bags increases 400% in three years 31st January 2020 paper / plastic / Plastic Bag Levy / Single-Use First ever “Food Waste Action Week” announced amid £1.15 million funding 30th January 2020 Defra / Food Waste / funding / WRAP Powers to stop plastic waste exports outlined in Environment Bill 30th January 2020 Environment Bill / plastic / Waste Exports Research finds “common-sense solutions” improve recycling rates in flats 29th January 2020 Flats / London / Recycling Biffa opens £27.5m plastic recycling plant and announces a new £7m facility 29th January 2020 Biffa / Climate Change / plastic Sainsbury’s will invest £1bn to become Net Zero by 2040 29th January 2020 Climate Change / net zero / Sainsbury’s Organisations demand “action” from PM on Sustainable Development Goals 29th January 2020 Boris Johnson / SDGs / United Nations Council environmental enforcement “increasing” in Ireland 28th January 2020 Enforcement / Ireland / local authorities Three-year project sees Londoners reduce food waste by 9% 28th January 2020 Food Waste / London / TRiFOCAL / WRAP China to set new standards for non-ferrous scrap metal imports 28th January 2020 China / Scrap Metal / Waste Exports First 1 2 … 207 208 209 … 311 312 Last
