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Environment Agency joins colleagues in roadside swoop on lorries and vans
A Leeds man has been ordered to pay back £1,373,060 he illegally earned after the conclusion of a proceeds of crime hearing at Leeds Crown Court.
A haulage company has been fined £510,000 and its company director has been ordered to do unpaid work after they admitted illegally storing baled waste.
Two Scottish universities that are leading projects to tackle global grand challenges will receive over £35 million in UK Government funding.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Soaring figures highlight LLWR's success in diverting waste from the Repository Site.
RWM engagement activities will now include Wales, following policy announcement by the Welsh Government
Robots at Sellafield have started to remove radioactive sludge from the most hazardous spot on the site.
Up to £6 million in simultaneous grant and private investment is on offer to UK businesses with innovative solutions to reduce pollution in the world's oceans.
Fund opens to substantially reduce food waste from food businesses.
New penalties come into force to crack down on fly-tipping.
Ben Elliot appointed as government’s first Food Surplus and Waste Champion to help promote awareness of the issue of food waste
Government launches consultation to extend the 5p plastic bag charge to all retailers and increase the charge to 10p
RWM begins the search for a site to locate a Geological Disposal Facility
The decommissioning of Dounreay’s oldest nuclear reactor has taken a major step forward with the award of a multi-million pound contract.
Businesses and manufacturers to pay the full cost of recycling or disposing of their packaging waste under government’s Resources and Waste Strategy.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has secured savings of almost £1.7 million through the sale of land at Winfrith to a waste processing specialist.
Rugeley illegal waste following organised waste crime
The British Embassy’s #BetterthanPlastic challenge continues to gather support, raising awareness of how to tackle plastic pollution.
A North East man has been fined after pleading guilty to three offences, including breaching an environmental permit and obstruction.
UK to lead the world in development of sustainable packaging thanks to new government funding.
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