Legally-binding targets to curb plastic waste and create clean air will be part of a new environment Bill announced today. The environment Bill will focus on four key areas: waste reduction and resource efficiency, air quality, biodiversity and water. (File photo of littered British beach)Potential targets for waste reduction include increasing the productivity of resources and cutting rubbish and plastic pollution. Ministers will also look to tackle pollution from agriculture and waste water to improve water quality. ‘We will build, build, build,’ the Prime Minister said.

Source: Daily Mail August 18, 2020 23:00 UTC