The Environment Act 2021 (c. 30) of the Parliament of the United Kingdom aims to improve air and water quality, protect wildlife, increase recycling and reduce plastic waste.

[3] The bill included powers to prevent the export of plastic waste to developing countries, binding targets on air and water quality and wildlife conservation.

The bill also contained provision for a new Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) watchdog[4][5] and would create a framework for legally binding targets, such as to reduce particulate pollution.

It will give people a greater say in the management of local street trees and enshrine in law the idea of biodiversity offsetting.

[1] The bill also included new rules intended to stop the import of wood, soy, palm oil, beef, leather and other key commodities to the UK from areas of illegally deforested land.