The Department for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) has secured a £295 million funding for separating food waste collections.
Green NGOs say Defra has not provided evidence of meeting 2030 nature targets
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said that the government is on track to meet its ‘30×30’ targets for the protection of nature
Nineteen robotics and automation farming projects to get £12.5m government funding
Nineteen robotic farming projects will receive funding as part of a £12.5 million government fund to boost productivity, food security and sustainable farming practices.
‘The government can’t simply ditch it’: Defra to face legal action over scrapped food waste measures
The NGO Feedback has launched legal action against the government’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for failing to take meaningful action to tackle food waste.
Defra rules out supermarket calls for deposit return scheme pilot
The department for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) has ruled out supermarket calls for deposit return scheme pilots.
Government may have broken the law over sewage dumping fiasco
The OEP says the government may have broken environmental laws over regulating water companies’ management of sewage.
Single-use vapes face calls for UK ban as 5m sent to landfill each week
The number of single-use vapes being thrown away has soared by almost 400% in just one year to nearly 5m per week, according to YouGov data.
Water shortages: Ministers urged to introduce labels for water-intensive appliances
Experts are urging ministers to label showers and toilets to tackle water shortage and drought in south east England.
Defra to consider household microplastics ban following review
Defra is set to research the effects of microplastics in household goods after reports that the government was looking for a total or partial ban.
One in four Brits keen to stop the sale of single-use plastic items
Almost one in four (37%) Brits want to stop the sale of single-use plastic, according to a survey of 2000 people, ahead of a Defra ban on the items.
