UK's largest plastic waste survey reveals 1.7 billion pieces of plastic packaging still being thrown away by households weekly
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by Revolution Plastics Institute
5d ago
UK households are throwing away on average 60 pieces of plastic packaging per household weekly, an estimated 1.7 billion pieces of plastic nationally weekly, equating to 90 billion pieces of plastic packaging being thrown away annually ..read more
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Seven building blocks for a successful National Action Plan to address plastic pollution
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by Revolution Plastics Institute
5d ago
A new report from the University's Global Plastics Policy Centre and Common Seas unpacks the essential elements of successful National Plans to tackle plastic pollution ..read more
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Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
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by Zoe Crowther
1w ago
A group of Tory MPs are calling on the government to increase the grants provided to landowners to trap and cull grey squirrels, and further support other methods of squirrel population control to protect the "precious" native red squirrel ..read more
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Tory MP Urges People To "Think Carefully" Before Buying Puppies
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by Zoe Crowther
2w ago
People are being urged to “ask questions” about where their puppies are coming from, as a new committee report highlights the increasing prevalence of unregulated canine fertility clinics and the widespread illegal trade and importation of pets ..read more
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Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda Despite £28bn U-Turn
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by Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
1M ago
Labour remains confident about their record on environmental policy, despite recent drama over the decision to drop the £28bn price tag from its flagship Green Prosperity Plan ..read more
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Air pollution is hitting minority ethnic and low income communities hardest
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by L'Myah Sherae and Lord Woolley
1M ago
Londoners are being exposed to illegal levels of air pollution ..read more
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Ethical and sustainable conservation can’t be achieved with endangered animals in hunters’ cross-hairs
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by Humane Society International UK
1M ago
MPs debating a Bill to ban imports of hunting trophies should reflect on a new biodiversity law in South Africa enshrining that killing wildlife for pleasure and to acquire body parts as a status symbol has no place in the future of sustainable touri ..read more
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CIOB report reveals construction industry's reluctance to recruit people with criminal convictions
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by Chartered Institute of Building
1M ago
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is urging construction companies to dent the industry skills crisis by recruiting from an untapped labour market ..read more
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Lords Diary: Earl Russell
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by Earl Russell
1M ago
Reflecting on climate change after sodden walks with the dog – and escaping the pressures of an extra long parliamentary session out on the Downs with his bike ..read more
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Regenerative agriculture is the future of farming
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by George Eustice MP
1M ago
Supporting a kinder, more nature-friendly approach to livestock farming, coupled with new technology, is what will actually deliver for our environment ..read more
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