New Circular Economy Package sets out UK-wide recycling ambitions
Plans to reduce waste and establish an ambitious long-term path for waste management and recycling across the UK have been published today.
In the latest...
Plastic straw ban comes to force in England today
The ban on supplying plastic straws and stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds has come into force in England today.
It is estimated we use 4.7 billion...
WHO updates Air Quality Guidelines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its 2005 Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) to decrease the burden of disease that results from exposure...
Call for evidence focuses on policies that support market growth for low emissions industrial...
Following the commitments made in the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a call for evidence on...
New guide to help forest managers adapt woodlands for climate change published
A new guide setting out how landowners and managers can adapt their woodlands in the face of climate change has been published by the...
Water companies pledge to protect rare chalk streams
A group of water companies have vowed to invest millions of pounds to protect the country’s chalk streams by reducing the amount of water...
A Somerset Council unveils first social housing plan in 20 years
Mendip District Council in Somerset has unveiled plans to provide much-needed social housing across the district.
The scheme, the first for two decades, promises to...
Biggest ever nationwide initiative to restore nature in England launched
The biggest initiative to restore nature ever in England has opened for business, as the Nature Recovery Network (NRN) Delivery Partnership, led by Natural...
New report shows several water companies must improve environmental performance
The Environment Agency has released its annual report on the environmental performance of England’s water and sewerage companies, showing that four out of nine...
Proposed charges for UK Emissions Trading Scheme under consultation
The Environment Agency is asking for comments on their proposed charges for recovering the costs of regulatory work to run a UK Emissions trading...
