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Commission welcomes steps to boost recycling in England
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Commission welcomes steps to boost recycling in England

The Commission is encouraged by the details in a policy update from the government (published on 29 November) setting out its plans to increase reycling rates across England, which address Commission concerns about delays to investment in new recycling capacity. The 2021 Environment Act had introduced powers to implement three key components of a future...

3 Dec 2024 By
Infrastructure Progress Review 2024
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Infrastructure Progress Review 2024

Our latest annual review of government progress in delivering its major infrastructure objectives.

16 May 2024
Government expenditure on economic infrastructure
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Government expenditure on economic infrastructure

Data showing past government expenditure on economic infrastructure within the scope of the Commissions fiscal remit

7 Nov 2023
Ricardo – Waste infrastructure technology mix
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Ricardo – Waste infrastructure technology mix

18 Oct 2023
Thinks Insight & Strategy – Social research
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Thinks Insight & Strategy – Social research

18 Oct 2023
Jim Hall: NAO report highlights “stuttering progress” on waste reduction
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Jim Hall: NAO report highlights “stuttering progress” on waste reduction

The National Audit Office – the independent government spending watchdog – has this morning published a report highlighting what it sees as the lack of significant progress in delivering on the objectives set out in government’s waste management strategy, since its publication in 2018. Its report – The government’s resources and waste reforms for England...

30 Jun 2023 By
Creating a more sustainable approach to infrastructure construction
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Creating a more sustainable approach to infrastructure construction

For many of us, recycling has become a part of the daily routine. We separate out glass, plastic and cardboard waste into recycling bins, to be collected and reprocessed into new products We donate old clothes to charity shops where they’re given a new lease of life. And put our garden waste in a separate...

1 Jun 2023 By
Clean energy and better recycling among North Yorkshire’s infrastructure priorities

Clean energy and better recycling among North Yorkshire’s infrastructure priorities

Members of the Commission team were in Harrogate and Knaresborough yesterday (26 April) meeting local political leaders and businesses from across North Yorkshire and learning more about the county’s priorities around delivering net zero, creating a low-waste economy and the challenges of digital connectivity in what is a largely rural region. A roundtable in Harrogate’s...

27 Apr 2023 By
Baseline Report Annex E: Waste
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Baseline Report Annex E: Waste

Analysis of the UK's waste infrastructure which informs the Baseline Report for the second National Infrastructure Assessment.

15 Nov 2021

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Explore data used in the Commission's research, and gain insights from across UK infrastructure