• News 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 Defra publishes resources strategy consultations response 23rd July 2019 Defra / Resources And Waste Strategy Recycling centre “proof of residency” leads to £60,000 council savings 23rd July 2019 Caerphilly County Borough Council / HWRC €10bn initiative launched to promote circular economy projects 23rd July 2019 Circular Economy / EU / European Investment Bank Government to develop standards for alternative plastics 22nd July 2019 Bio-Plastics / Consultation / Defra Black carbon from burning waste has “significant climate impact” 22nd July 2019 black carbon / Climate Change / open waste burning First 1 2 … 226 227 228 … 311 312 Last
