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 MoreCost of soft drinks, beer and kettles likely to increase as a result of scheme that shifts recycling fees to producersUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesA new packaging tax to fund...
Read MoreAlex Baldock wants to keep gadgets out of landfill as UK’s largest electricals retailer embraces repair and reuseThe UK government should slash VAT on refurbished electrical products to keep gadgets out of landfill,...
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 MoreExclusive: Fourfold increase on 2022 sees enough vapes discarded to create 5,000 electric car batteriesFive million single-use vapes are being thrown away in the UK every week, a fourfold increase on 2022, research has found,...
Read MoreWhitehall watchdog gives red rating to set of measures aimed to bring net-zero goals, amid backlash over retreat on climate policyRishi Sunak has been accused of showing disregard for the climate crisis after Whitehall officials...
Read MoreNAO report raises concerns about lack of long-term planning after take-up remained flat from 2011 to 2019A public spending watchdog has criticised the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs amid concerns about a lack...
Read MoreSingle-use E-cigarettes difficult to recycle and cause fires in bin lorries, Local Government Association saysDisposable vapes are increasingly causing fires in bin lorries and recycling issues at a “great cost” to...
Read MoreHumza Yousaf wrote to Rishi Sunak to say decision to remove glass containers from scheme has put environmental plan in ‘danger’Leaders in Westminster and Holyrood have been urged to get round a table to sort out a...
Read MoreSNP government preparing to accept UK ministers’ demand to exclude glass from deposit return schemeScottish ministers are poised to accept a UK government ultimatum over a controversial can and bottle recycling scheme...
Read MoreConservative ministers say Scotland will have to remove glass bottles from its environmental initiativeThe UK government has been accused of trying to “sabotage” Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) after it...
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