Articles by Kate Dickinson

Costa to recycle half a million coffee cups by 2020
Costa to recycle half a million coffee cups by 2020
By
Kate Dickinson
| 20 April 2018 |
Costa has announced plans to recycle up to 500 million disposable coffee cups a year by 2020, the same amount used annually by its customers.
DRS will be introduced by 2020, Gove tells MPs
DRS will be introduced by 2020, Gove tells MPs
By
Kate Dickinson
| 19 April 2018 |
The government hopes to launch a new Environmental Protection Act, which will include legislation for a deposit return scheme, at the start of the next Parliamentary session, Environment Secretary Michael Gove has told MPs.
Survey reveals Britain still addicted to plastic
Survey reveals Britain still addicted to plastic
By
Kate Dickinson
| 17 April 2018 |
The British public has not changed its behaviour towards single-use plastic, and action is needed to make tap water more accessible, says a report by YouGov for BRITA and Keep Britain Tidy.
£61-million Commonwealth fund to tackle plastic pollution
£61-million Commonwealth fund to tackle plastic pollution
By
Kate Dickinson
| 16 April 2018 |
The Prime Minister has pledged £61.4 million to tackle marine plastic pollution through a global alliance of Commonwealth states.
Defra to consult on litter enforcement guidance
By
Kate Dickinson
| 13 April 2018 |
The government has launched a public consultation on new stronger guidance for councils regarding the ‘proportionate and effective’ use of penalties for littering.
Plastic packaging not preventing food waste, says FoE
Plastic packaging not preventing food waste, says FoE
By
Kate Dickinson
| 12 April 2018 |
A new report from Friends of the Earth Europe and Zero Waste Europe argues that food packaging is not helping to prevent food waste and could in fact be creating more.
Barking to reduce bins by 98 per cent with underground waste system
Barking to reduce bins by 98 per cent with underground waste system
By
Kate Dickinson
| 11 April 2018 |
Barking Riverside London, a new housing development on the River Thames, will soon boast an Envac automated underground bin system, the UK’s largest, when it launches in 2019.
Waitrose to scrap disposable coffee cups
Waitrose to scrap disposable coffee cups
By
Kate Dickinson
| 11 April 2018 |
In a bid to cut waste and pollution, UK supermarket Waitrose has announced plans to scrap disposable coffee cups from all its stores, which it says will save 52 million cups from being thrown away every year.
Suffolk loses £550,000 a year due to poor recycling
Suffolk loses £550,000 a year due to poor recycling
By
Kate Dickinson
| 6 April 2018 |
The cost of contaminated recycling has been brought into sharp relief by Suffolk County Council, which has reported losses of £550,000 a year due to people putting recycling in the wrong bins. 
Plastic bag litter on UK ocean floor has fallen by a third
Study claims plastic bag litter on UK ocean floor has fallen by a third
By
Kate Dickinson
| 5 April 2018 |
A new scientific study shows that the number of plastic bags on the ocean floor around the UK is dropping, which could be proof that the five pence plastic bag charge is having an effect.