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New ‘polluter pays’ tax on high-rises will fund repair of fire safety defects in wake of Grenfell

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New ‘polluter pays’ tax on high-rise developments will fund repair of fire safety defects – including unsafe cladding – in the wake of Grenfell Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will reveal details of a ‘polluter pays’ tax  Sources said the move would protect leaseholders and taxpayers from the cost More than a million private flats are … Read more

Coca-Cola is world’s worst plastic polluter for third year in a row, followed by Nestle and PepsiCo

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Coca-Cola has been named the world’s worst plastic polluter for the third year in a row, followed by fellow non-movers PepsiCo and Nestle. An annual audit by environmental group Break Free From Plastic collected almost 350,000 pieces of plastic from 55 countries, finding that Coca-Cola products – including brands Fanta and Sprite – were by … Read more