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All parties should back bottle recycling scheme, say conservationists

All political parties are being urged to back a recycling scheme for drink containers in their manifestos. A coalition of environmental groups is calling for a UK-wide deposit return scheme as parties prepare to unveil their proposed policies ahead ...

31 May 2024 at 00:01

Dropping peel from vehicles can create ‘lethal roadside restaurants’ for animals

Drivers are being urged to stop littering roads with fruit peel and apple cores to cut deadly wildlife collisions. Road users dropping organic matter can “lure animals into often fatal situations” where they are hit by passing vehicles, National ...

12 Feb 2024 at 14:00

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PM urged to intervene and grant exemption for Scotland’s deposit return scheme

Rishi Sunak is being urged to directly intervene to ensure Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) can come into force next year. Groups such as Greenpeace UK, Keep Britain Tidy and the Marine Conservation Society have signed an open letter to ...

19 May 2023 at 15:48

Sunak urged to ‘step up’ and include glass in deposit return scheme

Failure to include glass bottles in the deposit return scheme for England will result in a “weaker” system than in Scotland, Rishi Sunak has been warned. Environmental campaigners fear if the initiative south of the border goes ahead with ...

18 May 2023 at 22:22

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Mid Ulster awarded additional funding to tackle the sticky issue of chewing gum

A third grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, will help Mid Ulster District Council continue to clean up gum and reduce gum littering. Mid Ulster District Council is continuing to ...

18 Jul 2024 at 12:33

Swimmers bathing among cigarette stubs, warns MP in call for plastic butts ban

A ban on plastic cigarette filters could prevent swimmers from bathing among “grim” butts, a Conservative former minister has said. Dame Caroline Dinenage proposed the ban as an amendment to the Government’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill, in ...

26 Mar 2025 at 18:30

Litter found in 90% of surveyed spots as campaigners call for national strategy

Campaigners are calling for a national litter strategy after most spots they surveyed in England over the last decade were blighted by the issue. Teams from the green group Keep Britain Tidy walked a total of 1,140 miles across ...

29 Jan 2025 at 00:01

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