Coverage of OEP report on 25 Year Environment Plan
Today we are looking at media coverage of the OEP’s report on the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan
Monday 21 May - Action Oak launch, plastics, peatlands and how developers are helping wildlife
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On today's blog we look at the launch of Action Oak, supermarkets cutting down on the use of plastics, peatlands and how developers are helping wildlife.
Friday 18 May - Iceland's new bottle deposit return scheme
On today's blog we look at Iceland's new reverse vending machine for plastics bottles.
Tuesday 20 March: Open Farm Sunday and plastic pollution
On the blog today we celebrate our farms and farmers through Open Farm Sunday and we look at coverage of plastic pollution in air and food.
Thursday 1 March: The One Show and the ‘plastic free' challenge and Secretary of State's speech at Water UK's City Conference
On the our blog this afternoon, we take a look at Minister Coffey's appearance on the One Show discussing plastic recycling. We also take a moment to highlight the Secretary of State's speech at the Water UK City Conference.
Thursday 1 March: Pesticides and Plastics
...to both honeybees and wild bees. The story was covered widely including by BBC News Online and Mail Online. The UK government has already applied restrictions on the use of...
Thursday 25 January: Water refill network and new Sheffield flood defence opens
Today on the blog, we look at a new network to refill water bottles across England and Sheffield's new flood defence scheme is opened.
Defra response to Sky's Ocean Rescue campaign report
Read our response to Sky's Ocean Rescue campaign coverage today.
Monday 27 November: Microbeads
...plastic polluting our oceans. The ban on the manufacture of microbeads is expected to come into effect in January, with a ban on their sale coming into force six months...
Wednesday 22 November: Budget, plastic cups and Mid Cornwall Site of Special Scientific Interest
On the blog today Defra in the Budget, our response to using disposable plastic cups in the department and a new SSSI in Cornwall.