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Charles Hendry, Energy Minister, welcomes the findings and recommendations set out in Dr Weightman's report on the events at the Fukushima nuclear site
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Hefty fines of more than £100 for small mistakes such as leaving your bin lid open have been cut under changes to the law brought in by Defra today.
23 May 2012 In March I announced the commencement of the Triennial Review of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM). Today I…
In March I announced the commencement of the Triennial Review of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM). Today I am announcing…
We are not interfering in how councils decide to collect peoples' recycling or left over rubbish.
Provisional estimates for Quarter 2 of 2011/12 of local authority collected waste generation and management for England and the regions have been published today.
The Government today launched a six-week consultation on plans to amend the technical regulations that support the provisions in the Energy …
10 April 2012 The UK and Japan today agreed a Framework on Civil Nuclear Cooperation, providing the basis for UK companies to engage in multi…
Following a report of a well control problem at 12.15hrs on 25 March on the Elgin Well Head Platform and Rowan Viking Drilling Rig, the operator…
Almost a quarter of all used or broken electrical and electronic products taken to household recycling centres could be fixed and resold.
The Government today published the response to its consultation on how potential sites for geological disposal of higher activity waste in England…
2 March 2012 Energy Secretary Edward Davey today underlined the Government’s commitment to deal with the UK’s nuclear legacy and to ensure …
Anyone convicted of any crime relating to metal theft would be barred from working legitimately in the scrap business.
These provisional results summarise waste collected and managed by local authorities in England in the 12 months from July 2010 to June 2011.
Hefty fines that punish people for putting rubbish in the wrong bin will be consigned to the scrap heap under plans set out by Defra today.
A campaign is being launched today, Boxing Day, which shows the benefits of recycling and helps the public find their nearest recycling point…
A consultation on the new packaging recycling targets will run for eight weeks, closing on Friday 10 February 2012.
The fund will invest in small waste infrastructure projects, waste recycling and waste treatment ahead of the establishment of the Green Investment…
8 December 2011 I have today laid before Parliament Funded Decommissioning Programme (FDP) Guidance for prospective operators of New Nuclear…
08 December 2011 In a step designed to protect the taxpayer and provide investor certainty, the Government has set out statutory guidance for…
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