New scheme to improve recycling rates and tackle pollution was pushed back by Tories after industry complaintsLobbyists for Britain’s biggest food brands successfully pushed for a £1.7bn packaging tax to be deferred,...
Read MoreFTSE 100 firm DS Smith, which works with firms over alternatives, urges next government to match global standardsWhoever wins the UK general election must tighten regulations to slash the use of plastic packaging, match global...
Read MoreScheme for plastic bottles and cans put back to 2027 while environment minister says glass recycling ‘unduly’ complex A UK deposit return scheme for recycling drinks bottles has been delayed to 2027, meaning it will...
Read MoreCampaigners say Ineos project in Antwerp will turbocharge plastic production on a scale not seen before in EuropeThe UK government is providing a €700m (£600m) guarantee for the billionaire Jim Ratcliffe to build the...
Read MoreLegislation is ‘first step’ before phasing out other products, says government, after similar moves in England and ScotlandSeveral single-use plastic products have been banned from being sold across Wales as new...
Read MoreFigures show 98% fall in single-use bag usage in England on same day prime minister announces plans to expand oil and gas extractionEnvironmental campaigners have called on the government to learn from its own successes after...
Read MoreInquiry launched by Environment Agency into huge pile of medical aprons found in Calmore, HampshireThe “dumping” of hundreds of thousands of pieces of unused personal protective equipment near a nature reserve on the...
Read MoreSale by retailers and food outlets in England of single-use plastic tableware to be banned but not ‘shelf-ready pre-packaged food’ containersSingle-use plastic plates, cutlery and a range of other items will be...
Read More‘A plastic fork can take 200 years to decompose’, said environment secretary Thérèse CoffeySingle-use items such as plastic cutlery, plates and trays are to be banned in England in a bid to reduce...
Read MoreCampaign group says many bioplastics are damaging any they should not be excluded from any banCampaigners have urged the UK environment secretary not to exclude biodegradable plastic from a ban on single-use cups, plates and...
Read MoreExclusive: Pollutants can upset body’s metabolic thermostat with some even causing obesity to be passed on to childrenChemical pollution in the environment is supersizing the global obesity epidemic, according to a major...
Read MoreStudy calls for cap on production and release as pollution threatens global ecosystems upon which life dependsThe cocktail of chemical pollution that pervades the planet now threatens the stability of global ecosystems upon...
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