Reactions to Wales’s withdrawal from a UK-wide deposit return scheme range from disappointment to calls for the entire scheme to be scrapped. Earlier this week, Irranca-Davies announced that the Welsh Government was withdrawing from the development of a UK-wide deposit return scheme (DRS), citing issues caused by the UK Internal Market Act 2020. The […]
Katie Coyne explores what sustainable materials are and how innovative businesses around the world are using them to create alternatives to single-use products. Defining a sustainable material is not as straightforward as it seems. To tackle the triple planetary threat of climate change, loss of biodiversity, and pollution, we need to tackle overconsumption and […]
The connection between using resources better and achieving environmental goals has been “poorly understood” in government and amongst politicians, according to insiders interviewed by Green Alliance. Green Alliance has published a new report into why the previous government were unable to implement the majority of policies set out in the 2018 Resource & Waste […]
Wales has withdrawn from the development of an aligned deposit return scheme (DRS) across the UK, Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has announced. In a written statement, Irranca-Davies said that the Welsh Government could not proceed with a deposit return scheme (DRS) due to issues caused by the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020. […]
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has released a report on the performance of signatories to the Global Commitment, which found they “significantly” outperformed their peers. Led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme, 500 organisations have signed the Global Commitment. Companies representing 20% of all plastic packaging produced globally have […]