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Group members have access to more wide-ranging and in-depth news and analysis, plus extensive parliamentary monitoring, thourgh our weekly ebulletin and additional policy briefings throughout the year.
Group members have access to more wide-ranging and in-depth news and analysis, plus extensive parliamentary monitoring, thourgh our weekly ebulletin and additional policy briefings throughout the year.
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A selection of news highlights from this year.
April
Liberal Democrat manifesto published
Election campaign under way14 April 2010
Conservative party publish manifesto
Election campaign officially under way
13 April 2010
Labour party publish election manifesto
Election campaign officially under way
12 April 2010
Government calls election for 6 May
1 month election campaign begins
6 April 2010
March
Budget Report 2010 Published
Several announcements relevant to waste and resource management
24 March 2010
Defra consult on landfill bans
Department to identify best process for introducing specific material restrictions22 March 2010
EU publishes strategy for sustainable growth to 2020
The European Commission publishes strategy for Europes social market economy for the 21st Century
15 March 2010
15 March 2010
Decc consult on local authority energy generation
Department to consider expanding potential for community energy schemes
8 March 2010February
Cross-party support for APSRG report
Minister and shadows praise report calling for community incentives to aid new waste infrastructure development24 February 2010
EU report proposes European waste authority
Dedicated European waste body deemed 'most effective way forward'15 February 2010
Encouraging behaviour change on waste: Defra report
Department highlights best practice for waste reduction activity
15 February 2010
Defra release provisional waste statistics
Department publishes the latest estimates for municipal waste arisings
8 February 2010
Renewable Heat Incentive consultation announced
Decc publish full details of the proposals
1 February 2010
January
Nick Herbert MP outlines Conservative waste policy
Shadow Secretary of State addresses APSRG conference
Parliamentary report criticises Waste Strategy
Select Committee completes long-running inquiry
25 January 2010
Mayor of London launches strategy for waste in the Capital
'London's Wasted Resource' to improve sustainable resource management
18 January 2010Government publishes Food 2030
Reducing food waste a priority for a sustainable food system
11 January 2010Biofules from waste will reduce carbon output
Renewable Fuels Agency study for DECC published
4 January 2010