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The recycling sector has has a threefold increase in sales turnover since 1998. The sector's growth has outstripped growth in the overall economy.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Statistics on how household waste has changed in the last year.
Welcoming the launch of the ‘A world you like. With a climate you like’, the European campaign to promote climate action, Secretary of State…
New Department of Energy and Climate Change minister Baroness Verma today called for a continued and strong focus on decommissioning at the …
The UK Government has appointed Morgan Stanley to support discussions with the Netherlands and Germany regarding the potential sale of the UK…
Jonson Cox will take up the role as designate on 1 October 2012 and will then assume full responsibility on 1 November 2012.
DECC has announced the new Ministerial portfolios following on from last week’s reshuffle. John Hayes MP is the new Minister of State for Energy…
Foresight’s UK Waste Resources and Energy Investments (UKWREI) fund is investing £2 million with a further £2 million of matching private sector…
Provisional estimates for Quarter 3 of 2011/12 of local authority collected waste generation and management for England and the regions have been published today.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has taken ownership of an amount of German plutonium, by participating in a series of title swaps, as …
In December 2011 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published its consultation response document on plutonium management.
Professor Laurence Williams has today been appointed as Chair of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management. He will take up the post in …
I am pleased to announce today the publication of the second annual report of the Government's Managing Radioactive Waste Safely Programme. The programme is focused on implementing the geological dis...
Today I welcome the findings and recommendations set out in Dr Weightman’s final report on the events at the Fukushima nuclear site and publish…
Charles Hendry, Energy Minister, welcomes the findings and recommendations set out in Dr Weightman's report on the events at the Fukushima nuclear site
Hefty fines of more than £100 for small mistakes such as leaving your bin lid open have been cut under changes to the law brought in by Defra today.
23 May 2012 In March I announced the commencement of the Triennial Review of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM). Today I…
In March I announced the commencement of the Triennial Review of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM). Today I am announcing…
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Provisional estimates for Quarter 2 of 2011/12 of local authority collected waste generation and management for England and the regions have been published today.
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