tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Mary Creagh CBE MP 2025-06-17T11:02:02+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/over-1-million-for-towns-and-cities-to-clean-up-chewing-gum-stains 2025-06-17T11:02:02+01:00 Over £1 million for towns and cities to clean up chewing gum stains 52 councils across the UK will receive funding to remove chewing gum stains and clean up our streets tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/136-million-to-help-families-and-charities-reap-benefits-of-surplus-farm-produce 2025-06-10T00:01:00+01:00 £13.6 million to help families and charities reap benefits of surplus farm produce Grants to ensure more than 19,000 tonnes of surplus food will be redistributed to homeless shelters, food banks and charities across the country tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/single-use-vapes-banned-from-1-june-2025 2025-05-31T00:01:05+01:00 Single-use vapes banned from 1 June 2025 Under the Government’s Plan for Change, move will stop the flood of litter on to nation’s streets and protect young people from getting hooked on nicotine tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/historic-garden-of-england-protected-with-new-sparkling-national-nature-reserve 2025-05-30T00:00:00+01:00 Historic Garden of England protected with new sparkling National Nature Reserve Eighth Kings Series National Nature Reserve to be announced tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/public-urged-to-report-suspected-waste-crime-as-new-heatmaps-published 2025-05-28T00:00:00+01:00 Public urged to report suspected waste crime as new heatmaps published New maps published showing nearly 17,000 reports of waste crime across England in 2023 and 2024, demonstrating offending is rife tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-backs-businesses-to-trade-carbon-credits-and-unlock-finance 2025-04-17T12:42:52+01:00 UK backs businesses to trade carbon credits and unlock finance British businesses and organisations better supported to trade carbon credits as part of new work to establish the UK as the global hub for green finance. 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 £15 million food surplus fund now open for applications Food redistribution charities can submit applications for grants starting at £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 »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp 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 »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp 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 £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 Planting Taskforce to oversee planting of millions of trees across our four nations »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp 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 »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp UN Biodiversity Summit (CBD COP 16) being held in Cali, Colombia concluded over the weekend.