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The UK Government has been called on to establish an ongoing funding programme to help clear contaminated land affected by illegal waste dumping, amid concerns that local authorities are being left to shoulder the cost of remediation.

The London Assembly Environment Committee has written to Environment Minister Emma Hardy calling for national funding t...


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Almost two-thirds of flexible plastic packaging assessed under the UK’s Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) received the lowest recyclability rating in 2025, potentially increasing packaging costs for producers under extended producer responsibility (pEPR).

Analysis by circular economy specialist Reconomy of newly released Environment Agency pac...


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Heathrow’s planned third runway could make it harder for the UK to meet its climate targets unless the aviation industry is required to pay for all of its emissions, the country’s independent climate advisers have warned.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) says the Government should put a strong ‘polluter pays’ system in place before allowing the expan...


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Britain’s butterflies enjoyed one of their strongest summers on record, but conservationists are warning that the effects of extreme heat and drought could lead to a population crash next year.

Results from Butterfly Conservation’s 2026 Big Butterfly Count show the second-best summer in the 16-year history of the survey, with 101,565 people recording a...


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The proportion of British employers feeling the impact of extreme heat has leapt by more than two-thirds, and most still don’t have a full picture of losses in real terms.

Capgemini’s latest annual sustainability report, A World in Balance — The Resilience Reset — follows a record breaking summer for the UK. Temperatures broke all-time season...


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