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Ministers continue fight against plastic waste to protect natural environments and marine wildlife.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The single-use carrier bag charge will be extended to all retailers and increased to 10p from April 2021 to further protect our oceans from plastic waste.
Team GB athletes have been invited to help kick plastics out of sport by making a pledge to tackle plastic pollution.
Online workshop encourages local people to stamp out avoidable plastic waste.
Changes to transform the waste and resources sector move a step closer.
Employment Tribunal decision.
An Environment Agency employee from Brighton is embarking on a once in a lifetime sailing voyage to highlight the issues of plastic pollution and climate change.
Dog toy company Kong has paid £4,930 towards environmental projects after it admitted failing to recycle sufficient packaging waste at its Salisbury premises.
Sikh festivals are at the heart of a diversity project encouraging sustainable behaviour changes during faith-based celebrations.
A new cash incentive system, placing deposits on drinks bottles and cans, will boost recycling from 2025
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Nappies, golf balls and an old toilet brush among the cargo a businessman tried to pass off as legal cargo.
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Judge Tucker on 28 June 2023.
Notice of final order relating to the acquisition of Pulsic Ltd by Super Orange HK Holding Ltd.
An online initiative calling on Hampshire’s coastal and river communities to collect and record litter found across the Solent is now live.
The Islamic Festival Eid al-Fitr is at the heart of a new diversity project encouraging sustainable behaviour changes during faith-based celebrations.
The report for HMRC's Plastic Packaging Tax alpha assessment on the 24th of September 2021
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