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First anniversary of 25 Year Environment Plan and coverage of waste incineration in the I
First anniversary of 25 Year Environment Plan and coverage of waste incineration in the I.
recycling
England’s local authority recycling statistics published for 2017/18
England’s local authority recycling statistics have been published for 2017/18.
Walkers' recycling scheme and Bluetongue virus detection in Yorkshire
Coverage of Walkers' new crisp packet recycling scheme and Bluetongue virus detection in Yorkshire.
Recycling stats and mistreatment of Asian elephants
LGA analysis on UK recycling rates and coverage of a campaign to ban adverts for foreign holidays that include rides or live shows with Asian elephants.
Thursday 26 April: Business pledge to cut plastic packaging and ending the sales of plastic straws
In today's blog we look at the latest efforts to cut plastic pollution in our environment and oceans.
Tuesday 17 April: New plastic eating enzyme, Michael Gove on the One Show, fishing quotas and electric shock collars
Today's blog covers the discovery of a new plastic eating enzyme, Michael Gove's appearance on the One Show, fishing quotas and electric shock collars
Thursday 29 March: Funding for national parks, support for recycling package, #StirCrazy campaign and oceans event
On today's blog we look at a restoration grant for historic buildings in National Parks, UK support for the Circular Economy Package, the Environment Secretary supporting the #StirCrazy campaign and the oceans event at the Natural History Museum. Funding for …
Friday 23 March: Invasive Species Week, Plastic free family and Basic Payment Scheme payments
On the blog today we launch the start of Invasive Species Week, the Environment Minister meets a family attempting to go plastic free and the Rural Payments Agency provides an update on BPS payments.
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 22 February: Water industry regulation, UK waste stats, air quality high court case and fishing after Brexit
On today's blog, we look at water industry regulation, waste statistics for the UK, the high court case on air quality and fishing after Brexit.