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Coverage of the abolition of council DIY waste charges

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 19 June 2023 - Categories: waste

Today we are looking at coverage of the abolition of charges to dispose of DIY waste at household waste recycling centres

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Coverage on recycling collections

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 31 May 2023 - Categories: Pollution, waste

Today we are looking at recent coverage around household recycling.

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Chewing Gum Task Force funding announced

Posted by: defrablogs, Posted on: 8 August 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories
Chewing gum stuck on a shoe.

Today we are looking at media coverage of new Government action to crack down on litter on our high streets.

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Government steps up war on waste

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 10 May 2021 - Categories: waste
Plastic bag in ocean

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.

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Consultations launched for major waste sector reforms

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 25 March 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
A bale of plastic bottles.

Changes to transform the waste and resources sector move a step closer.

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Response to ‘latte levy’ lobbying claims

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 16 September 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
A disposable coffee cup on the ground.

Our response to the Independent's report that Britain’s largest café chain, Costa Coffee, ‘obstructively lobbied’ the government against introducing a charge for single-use coffee cups.

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Malaysia announces return of unrecyclable waste

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 29 May 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
A pile of plastic waste in the process of being treated

Today we're looking at coverage of an announcement by the Malaysian Government of their intention to repatriate more than 3,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste to the UK and other countries.

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UK Waste Statistics published

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 15 February 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
A picture of plastic bottle caps in different colours

Today we look at coverage of the latest official statistics on UK household and packaging waste recycling for 2017.

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Plastic waste exports and the Environment Agency's response to electrical waste exports report

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 7 February 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
A pile of plastic waste in the process of being treated

Today's blog looks at a parliamentary motion to ban the export of plastic waste, as well as the Environment Agency's response to an electrical waste exports report.

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Mail on fly-tipping prosecutions

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 4 February 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
Waste

On today's blog we're looking at a piece in the Mail on Sunday exploring the scope of fly-tipping in England, and the number of people prosecuted for the crime.

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