tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Mary Creagh CBE MP 2025-04-01T00:01:07+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/ditch-single-use-vapes-as-ban-deadline-looms 2025-04-01T00:01:07+01:00 Ditch single-use vapes as ban deadline looms Shops encouraged to sell all remaining stock before 1 June 2025 deadline tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-rules-simplifying-recycling-for-workplaces-in-england-come-into-force 2025-03-31T00:01:06+01:00 New rules simplifying recycling for workplaces in England come into force New regulations requiring businesses to separate recycling from waste come into effect tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-to-plant-first-national-forest-in-30-years 2025-03-21T00:01:00+00:00 Government to plant first National Forest in 30 years 20 million trees are to be planted across Bristol, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset by 2050. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/15-million-food-surplus-fund-now-open-for-applications 2025-03-12T10:27:55+00:00 拢15 million food surplus fund now open for applications Food redistribution charities can submit applications for grants starting at 拢20,000 tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cop16-concludes-in-rome-with-a-landmark-agreement-to-mobilise-resources-for-people-and-nature 2025-02-28T21:57:56+00:00 COP16 concludes in Rome with a landmark agreement to mobilise resources for people and nature The UK welcomes the positive conclusion to negotiations at the resumed meeting of CBD COP16, which saw the international community make progress towards halting and reversing nature loss by 2030 tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/national-waste-crime-survey-2024-25-launched 2025-02-03T14:36:26+00:00 National Waste Crime Survey 2024-25 launched The third National Waste Crime Survey (NWCS) is now open for three weeks to understand the scale, impact, and deterrence of waste crime across England tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/ivory-act-protections-come-into-force-for-four-more-species 2025-01-28T13:20:01+00:00 Ivory Act protections come into force for four more species Act will ban the importing, exporting and dealing in items containing ivory from Hippopotamus, narwhal, killer and sperm whale tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-to-clean-up-communities-with-deposit-return-scheme-for-plastic-bottles-and-cans 2025-01-27T00:01:02+00:00 Government to clean up communities with deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and cans Introduction of deposit return scheme will be a step forward in ending the throwaway society and cleaning up Britain tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-to-crack-down-on-waste-incinerators-with-stricter-standards-for-new-builds 2024-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 Government to crack down on waste incinerators with stricter standards for new builds Almost half of all waste collected by local authorities in 2022/23 was incinerated with resources that could be recycled being lost tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/15-million-to-help-charities-get-spare-produce-to-those-in-need 2024-12-27T00:01:05+00:00 拢15 million to help charities get spare produce to those in need Around 330,000 tonnes of edible food is wasted or fed to animals each year before leaving farms tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/online-giants-to-pay-their-fair-share-for-electrical-waste 2024-12-10T00:01:04+00:00 Online giants to pay their fair share for electrical waste Online marketplaces and vape producers to pay for recycling and cleaning up household of electrical waste. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-launches-treeplantingtaskforce-to-oversee-planting-of-millions-of-trees-across-our-four-nations 2024-11-28T00:00:00+00:00 Government launches Tree鈥疨lanting鈥疶askforce to oversee planting of millions of trees across our four nations The Taskforce will strengthen collaborative working across the UK to improve tree planting and ensure the long-term survival of woodland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-government-drives-nature-up-the-agenda-at-cop29 2024-11-21T00:00:00+00:00 UK Government drives nature up the agenda at COP29 UK government ministers continue to push for global action on nature at COP29 nature day tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cop-16-concludes-uk-back-on-the-global-stage-urging-action-on-nature-recovery-and-supporting-30by30-goals 2024-11-05T00:00:00+00:00 COP 16 concludes: UK back on the global stage urging action on nature recovery and supporting 30by30 goals The UN Biodiversity Summit (CBD COP 16) being held in Cali, Colombia concluded over the weekend. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-deal-for-biodiversity-from-using-natures-genetic-information 2024-11-02T22:05:39+00:00 New deal for biodiversity from using nature鈥檚 genetic information Breakthrough deal struck on sharing the benefits from Digital Sequence Information (DSI) at CBD COP16 in Colombia tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-crackdown-on-single-use-vapes 2024-10-24T00:00:00+01:00 Government crackdown on single-use vapes Ban on sale and supply of single-use vapes in England to come into force on 1 June 2025 tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-climate-finance-helps-reduce-more-than-105-million-tonnes-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-globally 2024-10-10T00:00:00+01:00 UK climate finance helps reduce more than 105 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions globally The UK鈥檚 International Climate Finance (ICF) results published today outline how it has helped 110 million people adapt to the effects of climate change.