• News England’s plastic carrier bag sales down 90% since 5p charge 31st July 2019 Defra / plastic / single-use carrier bags Reusable cups save venues thousands of pounds, research finds 31st July 2019 DRS / Eunomia / Reusable Cups Eastbourne’s new in-house waste service heralded a “resounding triumph” 31st July 2019 eastbourne borough council / local authorities / Waste Contracts Biodegradable security seals switch for Nestlé logistics 30th July 2019 biodegradable plastic / Nestle / plastic DRS could see 31,000 plastic bottles vanish from Scotland’s streets each day 30th July 2019 DRS / Litter / Scotland Northern Ireland recycling rate jumps 3.6 percent 30th July 2019 Local Authority Collected Waste Statistics / Northern Ireland Government’s “plastic tax” could cost households 7p per week 29th July 2019 Imperial College / plastic / Veolia Union agrees to suspend Brighton and Hove bin strike 29th July 2019 Brighton and Hove / GMB union / Strike Zac Goldsmith given ministerial role at Defra 29th July 2019 Appointments / Boris Johnson / Defra / zac goldsmith 72% would support UK-wide deposit return system 27th July 2019 Campaign to Protect Rural England / DRS / Litter 3.6m tonnes of UK food wasted in primary production each year 26th July 2019 Food Waste / Surplus Food / WRAP News in brief: Activist runs across US | charities “bag” £9m | Fly-tipping app 26th July 2019 Fly-Tipping / News in Brief / plastic / Textile Waste Iceland trials UK’s first plastic bag free store 26th July 2019 Iceland / plastic / single-use carrier bags UK to investigate claims of hazardous waste exported to Sri Lanka 26th July 2019 hazardous waste / sri lanka / Waste Exports Tokyo 2020 Olympics medals made using 100% recycled metals 25th July 2019 2020 tokyo olympics / E-Waste / WEEE Zero Waste Scotland seeks partners to tackle “tide of single-use items” in communities 25th July 2019 Plastics / Scotland / Zero Waste Scotland CABINET RESHUFFLE: Theresa Villiers replaces Gove as Environment Secretary 25th July 2019 Defra / Michael Gove / Theresa Villiers Boris Johnson must be “bold” in implementing resources strategy 24th July 2019 Boris Johnson / Environment Bill / Resources And Waste Strategy First 1 2 … 223 224 225 … 308 309 Last
