‘The Government has today (Monday 27 January) pledged to end the throwaway society and clean up Britain, as it implements legislation for the deposit return scheme for drinks containers in […]
‘Three men were arrested near Peterborough on 21 January, as part of an investigation into large-scale, organised deposits of waste across counties including Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. Waste criminals have been […]
The BBC reports that ‘a local activist is to represent Great Britain in an international plogging event, which involves picking up litter while jogging. The environmental and fitness trend, which originated […]
‘New regulations will soon require your business to separate recyclable materials from your general waste. What’s changing and why? From the 31st March 2025 businesses will need to separate the […]
‘Timothy Burcham, a licensed waste operator, dumped waste at a Paignton mobile home park in revenge for not being paid for a job there. He now has to pay a […]
‘With Bonfire Night fast approaching, the Environment Agency is urging those planning to celebrate to go to an organised event or risk a hefty fine if holding their own. As […]
‘New legislation to ban the sale of single-use vapes from 1 June 2025 has been laid in Parliament. Last year, it was estimated that almost five million single-use vapes were […]
‘Nine people have been sentenced for the operation of an illegal waste site in rural Lincolnshire, following an investigation by the Environment Agency. The prosecution was brought against individuals that […]
‘The Great British Spring Clean is the nation’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign. The Great British Spring Clean and Great Big School Clean 2025 return from 21 March – 6 April […]
‘A community-led litter-picking initiative in Plymouth has proved so popular it is set to expand across the city’, the BBC reports. ‘The group said it was now setting up and […]