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The Sellafield Ltd Game Changers programme is going from strength to strength in solving some of our most complex technical challenges,
Taking action in partnership with communities for future generations
Safety performance at Sellafield has been recognised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA.)
Using unregistered waste removal firms could cause rubbish to be dumped or burned and the person who hired them given a criminal record.
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.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Essex residents are being urged to get rid of their waste properly after around 8 houses-worth of rubbish was discovered illegally dumped in Chelmsford.
The Government sets out how it will underpin key environmental commitments with legally binding targets, including for air quality, water, waste and biodiversity.
JUWC Enforcement Officers and Lancashire Police have raided a site near Blackburn which contains around 50,000 tonnes of landfill waste.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has today published its fourth Draft Strategy and begun a 12-week public consultation.
Dr Martin James introduces the UK’s radioactive waste inventories in his blog
Arbenigwyr ym meysydd daeareg a gwastraff ymbelydrol yn y DU yn cytuno ar Femorandwm Cyd-ddealltwriaeth ynghylch bwrw ymlaen â rhaglen gwaredu daearegol y DU
Dr Sam King introduces the thinking behind geological disposal in her blog
New agreement offers opportunities for innovation and value for money.
A Cumbrian business has unveiled a £500,000 investment which will help clean-up Sellafield while sustaining jobs and saving money for the taxpayer.
Research Support Office established in partnership with University of Manchester and University of Sheffield
Charity sanction pays for mass tree-planting in east London.
The Magnox reprocessing programme on the Sellafield site is set to fully resume this week.
Latest data shows a 59% drop in plastic carrier bag sales in the last year alone in main supermarkets, with charities receiving nearly £180 million since 2015.
The Circular Economy Package includes a target to recycle 65% of municipal waste by 2035 and measures to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill or incinerated.
A Cambridgeshire illegal waste site the size of a football pitch has been swooped on by the Environment Agency as part of work to shut it down for good.
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