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London must ‘get a grip’ on sending waste for incineration

The London Assembly has warned the amount of waste being sent to incinerators from the capital has more than doubled over last decade to two million tonnes a year.

In a new report published today, the Assembly’s environment committee called for ‘urgent change’ to stop recyclable and biodegradable being sent to incinerators or energy-from-waste plants.

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Building housing developments in a ‘nature-friendly’ way

New guidelines have been published to show developers how to build greener homes.

Published by the Wildlife Trusts, they aim to show how new developments can be built in a ‘nature-friendly way’.

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New national water bottle refill scheme launched