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CIWM publish waste sector Covid Response and Resilience Report
The Chartered Institute for Waste Management (CIWM) have published the waste sector Covid Response and Resilience Report, based on input from stakeholders.
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Defra seek feedback for review of Farming Rules for Water
Defra are now seeking feedback for their review of Farming Rules for Water, which were introduced in 2018. The response deadline is the 15th of January.
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EA Reviews Quality Protocols: compost, anaerobic digestate, and poultry litter
The EA has published the response to its reviews on the first three Quality Protocols: compost, anaerobic digestate, and poultry litter.
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Scottish Government implements plan update on emission targets
The Scottish Government has updated its 2018 Climate Change Plan, implementing Scotland’s new emission reduction targets from the 2019 Climate Change Act.
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WRAP publish UK Plastics Pact Progress Report and updated Roadmap to 2025
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) have published the second edition of the UK Plastics Pact Progress Report.
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REA comments on PM’s 10-Point plan
The REA has published its response to the PM’s 10-point plan and the ban on the sale of new petrol cars and vans by 2030.
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REA Response to Welsh SUPs Consultation
The REA has responded to Welsh Government’s proposals to ban 8 specific single-use plastic item types and all oxo-degradable plastics.
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NCC Response to the 25 Year Environment Plan
The Natural Capital Committee have published their response to the latest progress report on the 25 year Environment Plan.
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Study on the Impact of Compost and Cover Crops on Soil Carbon Sequestration
Tautges & Chiartas et al. (2019) have published a study looking at the impact of compost and cover crops on soil carbon sequestration.
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International Waste Shipments – Consented Shipments between GB and EU
The EA details the agreements it has obtained from EU Member States for the continuation of consented waste shipments from GB to the EU after January 2021.
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The Waste Regulations 2020 – Scottish Transposition of EC Circular Economy Package
The Waste Regulations 2020 have been laid before the Scottish Parliament, including the transposition of the EC’s CEP into Scottish waste legislation.
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Red Diesel Consultation: REA Response
The REA have responded to HM Treasury’s consultation on red diesel entitlement by calling for waste management sector (specifically organics recycling) to retain the entitlement.
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REA comments on Summer Economic Update
REA comments on Summer Economic Update
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REA comments on latest Covid Recovery funding
REA comments on latest Covid Recovery funding
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REA sets out plans for a successful Green Recovery as the Prime Minister outlines initial support package
REA sets out plans for a successful Green Recovery as the Prime Minister outlines initial support package
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Put renewables at heart of green recovery, say trade bodies
REA and ADBA launch joint survey to treat surplus organic waste generated by Covid-19 lockdown
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REA and ADBA launch joint survey to treat surplus organic waste generated by Covid-19 lockdown
REA and ADBA launch joint survey to treat surplus organic waste generated by Covid-19 lockdown
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Ministers must commit to 16% bioenergy to safeguard UK energy security
A new report from the UK’s leading renewable energy and clean technology trade association is urging Ministers to commit to 16% of primary energy supply coming from bioenergy by 2032 or risk jeopardising the UK’s energy security.
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REA responds to the Science and Technology Committee’s report on Clean Growth
Earlier today the Science and Technology Committee released their report Clean Growth: Technologies for meeting the UK’s emissions reductions targetsThe REA’s CEO Nina Skorupska submitted written and oral evidence to the session earlier this year.
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Keep it clean – A composters guide to household garden waste
Since 2017 the UK has been swept up in the Blue Planet effect. A grass roots revolution sparked by one infamous episode has seen awareness of plastics in the ocean sky rocket and contributed to the use of single-use plastic bags in major supermarkets dropping by a third in the past year.