Coverage on recycling collections
Today we are looking at recent coverage around household recycling.
waste
Six Months of Delivery
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Farming, Flood, marine, Nature, plastic, Pollution, Uncategorized, waste, water, Wildlife
From our landmark plans to deliver a cleaner, greener country, to the billions of pounds made available to improve nature and support communities, businesses and food producers across the country – we’ve been busy delivering on our commitment to leave …
Single-use plastics ban coverage
Today we are looking at coverage of our announcement that a range of single-use plastic items will be banned from October 2023.
Environment Secretary vows to clamp down on fly-tipping
Today we are looking at an op-ed from the Environment Secretary in the Telegraph on the Government’s action to tackle fly-tipping.
Fly-tipping annual statistics in England
Today we are looking at media coverage of Defra’s 2020/21 fly-tipping statistics.
War on plastic pollution stepped up with expanded plastic bag charge
The extension of the highly successful charge is projected to reduce sales further by 70-80% in smal and medium sized retailers.
Government steps up war on waste
Today we look at coverage of our announcements on the new 10p single-use carrier bag charge and consultation launch on consistent recycling collections in England.
Latest stats show increased action by councils against 'cynical' fly-tippers
The number of fixed penalty notices issued for fly-tipping have increased by 32% since 2016, with prosecutions more than doubling over the same period.
Defra responds to coverage on plastic waste exports
The Government's commitment to ban plastic waste exports to non-OECD countries goes further than the EU’s ban on Y48 plastics, and work is underway to make this happen.
Government launches call for evidence on remote electronic monitoring on fishing vessels
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Fisheries, marine, plastic, waste, Weekly stories
In today’s blog we look at coverage of the government’s call for evidence which seeks views on expanding the use of monitoring technology on fishing boats in England.