In their latest report, the US-based environmental research and advocacy group has accused fossil fuel and plastics producers of waging a “decades-long campaign of fraud and deception” to promote plastics recycling, despite being aware of its limitations.
New Zero Waste Europe report presents critical analysis of the quality of pyrolysis oil derived from plastic waste, challenging the scope of the technology to play a significant role in meeting European targets.
Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed Amber Rudd as Energy Secretary, removed Eric Pickles from his role at DCLG, and retained Liz Truss and Environment Secretary at Defra.
The UK Independence Party would abolish WRAP, repeal the Climate Change Act, and ‘rejuvenate the coal industry’, if it were to gain power after the election.
The Conservative Party makes no mention of waste, resource or sustainability policy in its new manifesto, despite claiming to have been the ‘greenest government ever’.
The Peel Group is delaying the construction of its new biomass incineration plant in Manchester to assess whether combined heat and power would be more energy efficient.
A new draft law could allow businesses that breach their environmental permits to volunteer enforcement undertakings in place of receiving criminal sanctions.