We often hear it said that governments around the world should take more of a lead on tackling waste. The french Authorities Say they are doing just that, and are hailing their new anti waste law as a world first. Its still being debated in the french parliament, but are the proposals Ground Breaking . The french government says its promoting a circular economy, by banning the destruction of unsold non food items. This covers cosmetics, clothing, shoes, textiles, electronics and plastics. According to the office of the french government, around 725 million worth of unsold non food items are thrown away every year. The fashion industry, in which france is a world leader, is notoriously wasteful. A 2017 report by the Boston Consulting Group put the level of waste generated by the fashion industry at 92 million tons worldwide. We are going to pause on this story about french waste because we want to ta ke about french waste because we want to take you live in new zealand with the premise
Why fewer shoppers and more closures made july an especially tough time for retailers. Ill have the details. A Fabulous Four and a perfect start to the new premier League Season for Manchester United, who thump chelsea at old trafford and inflict a first defeat for Frank Lampard. Good morning. Today we are looking ata good morning. Today we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. Showers in the north and west, have very heavier and thundery showers in the south east, in between some sunshine, and this weeks weather remains unsettled. Ill have more in 15 minutes. Its monday, august 12. Our top story drug crime has risen in rural areas but fallen sharply in major city centres. A bbc investigation has found that in some villages in england and wales it has more than quadrupled in five years. The findings highlight concern about the spread of so called county lines gangs which traffic drugs using children and vulnerable people. Dan johnson reports. The latest frontier in the figh
Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. A bbc investigation has found that drug crime in some villages in england and wales has more than quadrupled in five years. Thats as drug crime as a whole has risen in rural areas and smaller towns, but fallen sharply in major city centres. The findings highlight concern about the spread of so called lines gangs which traffic drugs using children and vulnerable people. Dan johnson reports. The latest frontier in the fight against drugs. Heroin and crack cocaine are pouring into north wales from merseyside and manchester. Theres a lot of money to be made in this town. Children and young people are running drugs hundreds of miles. They are vulnerable and at risk. If someone becomes established here, then llandudno is their town, if you like, so if another rival gang or someone from manchester or Something Like that tries coming into town and muscling in on the business, well, youre going to start getting sort of fighting between the two g
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