Litter
Waste
Three quarters of a million pieces of plastic litter were collected by Marine Conservation Society volunteers in 2023, equating to two pieces of litter per every metre of beach
19 March 2025
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3 min read
Legislation
Legislation to ban sale of single use vapes from 1 June 2025 laid in Parliament, Circular Economy Minister confirms
24 October 2024
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5 min read
Management
Maximum on-the-spot fines for litter, graffiti, and fly-tipping to increase as part of government's on-going crackdown on waste crime
10 July 2023
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2 min read
Legislation
Defra says cigarette butts are most commonly littered item in country and cost authorities around £40m a year to clean up
30 March 2021
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4 min read
Policy
Treasure your River litter clean-up campaign aims to help tackle ocean waste crisis by targeting inland waterways
16 October 2019
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1 min read
Waste
As Nestle announces new plastics pledges, global chemicals, oil, and plastics giants unite to step up investment in circular economy research and development
16 January 2019
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5 min read
Recycling
Snack maker will install collection points across UK as well as free courier service
11 December 2018
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3 min read
Waste
£125,000 awarded to 14 projects that are set to explore innovative approaches for tackling litter blight
12 March 2018
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2 min read
Waste
Action to combat unlicensed waste carriers to be taken after Environment Agency uncovers 850 illegal dumping sites in a year
15 January 2018
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2 min read
Legislation
Defra announces it is to almost double the maximum fine for littering and introduce new penalties for those who litter from their cars
24 October 2017
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2 min read
