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Launch of DRS delayed by further two years amid ongoing row over inclusion of glass between UK and devolved governments

Worsening nature destruction could hit UK incomes harder than Covid-19 pandemic or the 2008 global financial crisis, landmark Green Finance Institute study warns

Response to consultation on plan to ban wet wipes containing plastic confirms new legislation is on the way

Survey reveals average household is throwing away 60 pieces of plastic packaging a week, providing scant evidence plastic waste reduction pledges are working

Monty Don backs Wildlife Trusts campaign calling on Ministers to end 'eco-vandalism' and back Private members Bill banning use of peat-based horticultural composts

Money raised from fines for pollution breaches is to be reinvested in new Water Restoration Fund

From today, legal requirements to deliver a 10 per cent Biodiversity Net Gain on housing, industrial, and commercial projects now cover small-scale developments

New funding designed to allow councils to deliver weekly food waste collections as standard from April 2026

MPs warn 'businesses cannot afford anymore uncertainty' over delayed supply chain deforestation due diligence legislation

Changes to Sustainable Farming Incentive mean applicants will only be able to put quarter of their land into six specified environmental actions that take land out of food production