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Ofwat approves £104bn upgrade to accelerate delivery of cleaner rivers and seas and secure long-term drinking water supplies for customers

Stuart Mitchell

Substantial, lasting, improvements for customers and the environment are set to be delivered through a £104bn upgrade for the water sector, Ofwat announced in December. David Black, Ofwat Chief Executive, said: “Today marks a significant moment. It provides water companies with an opportunity to regain customers’ trust by using this £104bn upgrade to turn around their environmental record and improve services to customers. “Water companies now need to rise to this challenge, customers will rightly expect them to show they can deliver significant improvement over time to justify the increase…

WRAP and International Food Waste Coalition form WRAP EU to drive circular living across the Union

Stuart Mitchell

In a significant advancement for its circular living programmes, the global environmental action NGO WRAP has joined forces with the International Food Waste Coalition (IFWC) to form WRAP EU.  From the heart of the European Union, this new organisation will transform global food systems, and address unsustainable production and consumption in fashion, textiles and plastics.  WRAP EU, formed through the amalgamation of the IFWC and WRAP, will focus initially on tackling food waste across the hospitality and food service sector and more widely along the value chain. The organization will…

UK Government to clean up communities with deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and cans

Stuart Mitchell

The UK Government recently pledged to end the throwaway society and clean up Britain, as it implements legislation for the deposit return scheme for drinks containers in England and Northern Ireland.  Once the scheme launches in October 2027, consumers will have a financial incentive to return empty containers to a collection point, such as at their local supermarket, so that the bottle or can will be recycled.  Used in more than 50 countries worldwide as a common-sense means of encouraging people to recycle more single-use bottles and cans, a DRS…

Ofwat approves £104bn upgrade to accelerate delivery of cleaner rivers and seas and secure long-term drinking water supplies for customers

Stuart Mitchell

Substantial, lasting, improvements for customers and the environment are set to be delivered through a £104bn upgrade for the water sector, Ofwat announced  on 19 December. David Black, Ofwat Chief Executive, said: “Today marks a significant moment. It provides water companies with an opportunity to regain customers’ trust by using this £104bn upgrade to turn around their environmental record and improve services to customers. “Water companies now need to rise to this challenge, customers will rightly expect them to show they can deliver significant improvement over time to justify the…

First global gathering of Food and Plastics Networks to prevent devastating environmental impacts

Stuart Mitchell

Representatives from 15 countries met in Mexico this week for Pact Network Connect 2025, a three-day programme focussed on addressing the issue of our broken food systems, and the spiralling environmental cost of plastic pollution and waste.  Convened by global environmental action NGO WRAP, Pact Network Connect 2025 was the first time the two networks – 13 international Plastics Pacts run in conjunction with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation – and 11 Food Pacts met as one to share experiences and strategies to strengthen collaborative efforts on the two environmental crises.   The…