News UK Recycling Rate Edges Up To 45.7%, New Figures Show 14th February 2019 Defra / Local Authority Collected Waste Statistics News Defra Publishes Waste Export Guide For No Deal Brexit Scenario 11th February 2019 Brexit / Defra / Waste Exports News Government Opens £5 Million Food Waste Fund 14th January 2019 Ben Elliot / Defra / Food Waste News “Don’t Forget About Recycling”, Government “Food Champion” Urged 11th January 2019 ADBA / Ben Elliot / Defra / Food Waste News Gove Sets Out Proposals For Greener Developments 5th December 2018 Biodiversity / Defra / Green Developments / Michael Gove News Householders Face £400 Fine For Waste Duty Of Care Failure 27th November 2018 Defra / duty of care / Fly-Tipping / Waste Crime News Council’s Decision To Stop Recycling Plastic “Regressive”, Says Coffey 13th November 2018 China Waste Ban / Defra / plastic / Swindon Borough Council / Thérèse Coffey News Government Launches Plan To Ban Plastic Straws, Cotton-Buds & Stirrers 22nd October 2018 Defra / Litter / Single-Use Plastics News Defra Publishes Guide To Waste Exports In Brexit “No Deal” Scenario 16th October 2018 Brexit / Defra / Waste Exports News Defra Seeking Views On 2018 WEEE Compliance Fee 16th October 2018 Compliance Fee / Defra / WEEE News Government Partners With UK Scouts To Tackle Plastic Pollution 31st August 2018 Defra / Littering / Plastic Pollution / UK Scouts News £300,000 Funding For Community Projects To “Get Tough On Litter” 16th August 2018 community groups / Defra / Litter / Litter Innovation Fund News Defra Updates Progress On Litter Strategy for England 24th July 2018 Defra / Litter Strategy For England News Government Hasn’t Faced Up To “Underlying Recycling Issues” 23rd July 2018 Defra / Environment Agency / National Audit Office / Waste Exports News WRAP Report: Surplus Food Redistribution Increased 50% In 2 Years 16th July 2018 Defra / Food Waste / Food Waste Reduction Fund / WRAP News New Scheme To Fight Plastics Pollution Gains Government Grant Funding 13th July 2018 Darwin Plus / Defra / Marine Litter / Ocean Plastics / Plastics / St Helena News Government Proposes Fixed Penalties For Fly-Tipping Duty Of Care Offences 4th July 2018 Defra / duty of care / Waste Crime News “World Leading” Microbeads Ban Comes Into Force 19th June 2018 Defra / Marine Litter / Microbeads / Ocean Plastics / Plastics First 1 2 … 19 20 21 … 23 24 Last