New legislation banning single-use vapes from 1st June has intensified the UK vape waste crisis, as vapers seek to dispose of their disposable vapes. Last year, 13.5 million vapes were purchased weekly, leading to over one million single-use and pod vapes being discarded or improperly recycled each day, resulting in approximately 15,600 tonnes of vape...
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Understanding the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) manifesto with the General Election approaching
The CEA (Construction Equipment Association) manifesto addresses important topics like decarbonisation, digital transformation, skills development, and regulatory consistency. These are key to our vision for a UK-wide Industrial Strategy. With the General Election approaching, it’s vital to unite and influence policies that promote sustainable growth and innovation in our sector. Beth Abbott, CEA Head of...
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Progressive Welsh policy on SuDS begins to create waves
WITH Wales leading the march in its progressive adoption of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), Aggregate Industries has emphasised the important opportunity this powerful approach could also have in enhancing flood mitigation efforts across the wider UK. In a major step forward for flood management policy, this January (2019) saw the Welsh Government enforce new legislation...
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‘Scotland jumps the gun with deposit return’, says SESA
THE Scottish Government has announced details of proposals for a deposit return scheme, with a 20p refundable deposit levied on all glass and plastics bottles and drinks cans. Any retailer who sells drinks will be required to accept returns, either by investing in reverse vending machines or ‘over-the-counter’ manual take back. The scheme will be...