Government scraps tax on rubbish
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Defra was to let councils charge for collections but Downing Street killed plan, reports say.
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By STEVE BAGNALL  A NEW multi-million pound North Wales recycling centre was given the go-ahead yesterday.   Wrexham council approved the new centre which will handle the bulk of the county's waste.
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By Murdo MacLeod Political Correspondent  SCOTS will receive council tax discounts in return for making their homes environmentally friendly, according to a leaked draft version of Labour's manifesto for the 2007 Holyrood elections.
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Science & environment: Government apathy sabotages Britain's shift to a low-carbon economy
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Media & professional: Westminster council has passed measures ordering London's free newspapers to clean up discarded copies.
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The UK government launches a Â£10m multi-media advertising campaign to encourage the British public to recycle their waste.
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Chancellor to scrap elements of a new tax on high-earning foreign workers
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All environmentally unfriendly products- starting with patio heaters - should be taxed, a Lib Dem spokesman says.
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Councils in England will be allowed to pilot schemes to charge households according to how much rubbish they throw out. Is this the best way to promote recycling?
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We want cheaper petrol Green taxes are being used by the government to raise revenues, rather than tackle climate change; are bad news for consumers and are socially unjust. These are the conclusions of the Taxpayers Alliance (TPA), a right wing lobby group dedicated to a low-tax society.â¦
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A law making UK producers of electronic goods responsible for the recycling of their goods finally comes into force.
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OSLO, Norway - Arild Tofte and Kaare Heggdal know that recycling pays, but they weren't quite prepared for the jackpot that a scrapped cash machine contained. It was still full of cash. Enough to buy a house and take a luxury vacation.
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OSLO, Norway - Arild Tofte and Kaare Heggdal know that recycling pays, but they weren't quite prepared for the jackpot that a scrapped cash machine contained.  It was still full of cash. Enough to buy a house and take a luxury vacation.
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FROM a practical point of view, recycling is a sensible way to cut down on waste. But there's more to recycling than that. The beauty of recycling is that it breathes new life into old objects. Sometimes the results can be surprising and magical.
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Take steps now to escape the Alternative Minimum Tax.
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The Environment Ministry unveiled a carbon tax Friday to discourage use of fossil fuels and promote the use of energy-saving appliances so Japan can meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol.
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Low-cost airline easyJet called on Tuesday for the government to scrap airport taxes on passengers and replace them with taxes on aircraft that penalize the heaviest polluters. EasyJet Chief Executive Andy Harrison told reporters at a briefing at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress in London that there were roughly 15 types of passenger aircraft, and the system should be banded to take account of their fuel efficiency.