Government launches £20m Plastics Research and Innovation Fund

James Murray
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New fund to bolster efforts to produce more sustainable and recyclable plastics, as Ministers reveal call for evidence on plastics tax has attracted a record record 130,000 responses

The government has today announced plans for a new £20m plastics research and development fund as it seeks to open up a new front in its high profile war on plastic waste. The Plastics Research and...

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