12 Mar 2018
Government promises no effective action on UK’s mountain of coffee cup waste 09 March 2018 The Environmental Audit Committee publishes the Government response to the Committee’s report on Disposable Packaging: Coffee Cups Read the Government Response Read the Committee’s Report: Disposable Packaging: Coffee Cups The Government has refused to take any decisive action on the […]
29 Nov 2016
Bob Earll It took years to drag the Government into implementing a plastic bag tax which they now acknowledge is working. The 2016 MCS Beachwatch data also confirms this with an almost 50% decline in plastic bags in the recent Beachwatch survey. Targeting particular items is a powerful tool and begs the question of what […]
14 Nov 2016
Five articles veering recent developments in marine litter and the solutions The Government respond to the Environmental Audit Committee to the micro-plastics report An interesting insight into Defra’s thinking on micro-plastics and their commitment to act. They also flag a report they are soon to publish on the evidence Chief Medical Officer to investigate impact of […]