Defra

The policy blitz being aimed at plastic waste has barely started, and both the UK and Brussels are driving it

Influential waste advisory body says it will continue to focus on tackling food waste, plastics, and other areas, as charity confirms restructuring is underway

Green Alliance's Libby Peake resists the temptation to yell at the Today programme and instead explains how action to protect the environment benefits the economy

Action to combat unlicensed waste carriers to be taken after Environment Agency uncovers 850 illegal dumping sites in a year

The Green Party's Molly Scott Cato argues the government's new 25 Year Environment Plan singularly fails to address the many damaging policies Theresa May continues to pursue

BusinessGreen offers an at a glance guide to all the key policies, targets, pledges and statements set out in Defra's long-awaited environmental plan

Prime Minister Theresa May's speech to green leaders at the London Wetlands Centre - in full

Prime Minister launches 25 Year Plan for Nature, declaring 'our goal is a healthy and beautiful natural environment that we can all enjoy and be proud to pass on to the next generation'

A round up of all the reaction from green businesses, policymakers and NGOs to Defra's long-awaited 25 Year Environment Plan and the PM's launch speech

Here, completely unsolicited, are some pointers on what could and should be included in potentially historic speech