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7 Dec 21
The Competition Markets Authority says a proposed merger between two waste management companies could inflate costs, reduce competition and lower the quality of local authority services.
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20 Jan 20
A taskforce has been set up to tackle “waste crime” such as dumping hazardous materials on private land and false labelling so waste can be exported.
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14 Nov 19
Local authorities may be forced to charge for the collection of garden waste and bulky items if funding levels continue to fall, environmental services managers have warned.
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18 Oct 19
Thirty-nine per cent of British adults would like their council to prioritise spending on waste collection and recycling, a Unison and ComRes poll has said.
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5 Sep 19
Councils need more information on funding arrangements behind the government’s waste strategy, MPs have said.
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26 Jul 19
Local authorities in England will have to collect the main types of recyclable materials by 2023, the government has announced.
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17 Jul 19
Local authorities must be given the “freedom to tailor their approach” to comply with the government’s waste strategy, the local government minister has been told.
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3 Jun 19
Local authorities are likely to miss recycling targets set out in the government’s waste disposal strategy, say academics.
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19 Feb 19
Local authorities in England could be made to provide weekly waste collections under proposals announced by the environment secretary.
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5 Nov 18
Plastic pollution is a real problem and one the public cares passionately about. The Budget offered a partial solution, says Peter Maddox, charity director at WRAP.
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11 Jan 18
A new independent body could replace the Environment Agency as part of a wider ‘green future’ policy launched today by prime minister Theresa May today.
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31 Aug 17
Almost £500,000 is to be awarded to community projects that tackle littering, environment minister Thérèse Coffey has said.
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11 Feb 16
Councils face a bill of more than £2.25m due to an increase in household goods sent to landfill following this winter’s floods, according to estimates from the Local Government...
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27 Nov 14
Local government minister Kris Hopkins has today awarded grants to 73 public service integration schemes that are expected to lead to more than £900m in efficiencies across the public sector.