New recycling guidelines have been developed with local authorities, waste management companies and re-processors to tackle the continued confusion in UK households around what items can and cannot be recycled. The guidelines cover paper, card, mixed paper and card, plastic bottles, mixed plastic packaging, glass containers,...
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The Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry to combat millions of tonnes of food waste. The UK Parliament is considering legislation to ban people from wasting food in Britain. The Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee has received submissions from industry players, including...
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Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent (The Guardian) Friday 9 September 2016 05.01 BST The UK will fail to meet its targets on renewable energy generation, with take-up of clean fuels for heating and transport falling badly behind aims, MPs have warned. The findings of the influential energy and climate...
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An agreement to fight global warming came one step closer to taking effect on Wednesday when dozens of countries deposited their ratification of the deal at the United Nations, taking the total to 60, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. The deal, agreed by nearly 200 countries...
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