Scheme 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 MoreEnvironment secretary has been vocal opponent of waste plant plans that must be approved by body he overseesThe environment secretary, Steve Barclay, has come under fire for failing to declare a potential conflict of interest...
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 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 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 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 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 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...
Read MoreShadow minister submits bill to curb spills as Environment Agency reveals sewage was dumped for almost 1m hours last yearMinisters have treated coastal communities as if they are “open sewers”, Labour has said, after...
Read MoreEnvironment Agency tells supplier to rethink plans to tackle droughts by pumping water from Thames and Severn Thames Water has been told by the Environment Agency it needs to do more to fix the 630m litres of water it leaks a...
Read MoreSNP request for trade exemption set to be rejected in latest clash after gender recognition rowHolyrood and Westminster are heading for another showdown as the UK government prepares to block a second policy move by the Scottish...
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Union leader Sharon Graham says Keir Starmer risks ‘limping
Labour has secured mayoral victories in London, Greater Manchester,
Running as a ‘pseudo-independent’ in a region in which
Resounding victory in London mayoral race came despite media
Rob Ford was part of the BBC team analysing
Keir Starmer says the prime minister has no option
Britain has turned out in force to vote for
Labour has secured mayoral victories in London, Greater Manchester,
After this week’s terrible results for his party, the
Labour has secured mayoral victories in London, Greater Manchester,