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    Report launch - No Time To Waste: Resources, recovery & the road to net-zero

    We are delighted to launch Policy Connect's upcoming report - No Time to Waste on Thursday 16th July. The report explores residual waste policy and the future role of Energy from Waste, in the context of both net-zero and the COVID recovery. It is the culmination of a six month inquiry involving 50 organisations, and is supported by 12 cross-party politicians from across the House.

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    COVID-19 - How the pandemic is impacting the Waste & Resources sector

    COVID-19 and the Waste & Resources sector

    With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic affecting every aspect of our lives including the waste we produce, there are several issues causing headaches for the Government and waste & resources sector. This blog explores some of the key challenges affecting the sector during these unprecedented times.

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COVID-19 and Waste: A summary

4th May 2020

COVID-19 & Waste

On 28th April 2020, the All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group (APSRG) held a webinar with 50 participants to discuss COVID-19; and how the waste sector has been impacted and adapted to the challenge.  Present at the webinar were MPs, peers and representatives from the waste and resources, packaging sectors, and a large number of local authorities.

Summary of previous research:

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Plastics and the Environment Bill

1st April 2020

The Environment Bill has been widely welcomed as an attempt to set out the UK’s new legal framework for environmental matters and deliver the government’s manifesto commitments to protect and improve the natural environment in the UK. Plans to introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS), create the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), restrict waste exports, establish a more consistent approach to waste collection and recycling, as well as formalise the principle of extended producer responsibility, have all been viewed as positive developments.

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Ready for a new challenge – how supermarkets are pledging to go green

5th February 2020

For every £1 of household expenditure in the UK, 49p is spent in supermarkets. Of this, 33p is spent in just the four largest supermarket groups (Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons). UK supermarkets have huge influence in dictating what the UK population consumes, and the way that common household goods are made, packaged, and transported. Decisions made by supermarkets have huge sustainability implications, and can really make a difference in combatting the current climate crisis and working towards a net-zero future.

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