Local charities could receive £1 billion in deposits from cans and bottles
CPRE survey shows 20% of people would donate deposits to charity with a deposit return system. One in five people
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Drinks container crisis: global annual consumption nears 2 trillion
International ‘Clean Planet’ coalition calls for world-wide deposit return systems for drinks containers In an international day of action for a
Read moreUK drinks industry helps drive up British exports
Latest figures released this week show UK exports continue to go from strength to strength, reaching £639 billion in the
Read moreOne year on: soft drinks levy needs to go beyond the school gate
Children’s health would be better protected if money raised from the soft drinks levy was spent on local priorities such
Read moreSugar tax revenue helps tackle childhood obesity
Soft drinks manufacturers and traders have paid an extra £153.8 million in tax since April, statistics published by HM Revenue
Read moreDoubling of diabetes cases could reflect better early diagnosis, but is still ‘dramatic and disappointing’, says RCGP
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, said: “These figures are dramatic but may partly reflect that we are better at early diagnosis of
Read moreSugar tax on soft drinks might drive up alcohol consumption
More nuanced approach may be more effective, suggest researchers A sugar tax levied on soft drinks might have the unintended
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