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Councils Call For Judicial Review Over PFI Cuts
Bradford Council and Calderdale Council have applied for a judicial review of the Governments shock ...
Wed, 22 May 2013 Read more >>

Grundon Secures Funding For New AD Plant
Anaerobic digestion (AD) specialist Agrivert has joined forces with Grundon Waste Management in a mu...
Wed, 22 May 2013 Read more >>

Lamp Producers Should Offer Free Lamp Recycling, According To Facilities Managers
Results from a survey at the Facilities Show in Birmingham this year showed that the majority of fac...
Wed, 22 May 2013 Read more >>

Waste Industry Expected To Grow Three Percent Per Year
Investors, bankers, asset financiers and entrepreneurs are meeting for the first time to discuss how...
Wed, 22 May 2013 Read more >>

Defra Calls For Evidence On Environment Competences Between UK And EU
Defra has issued a call for evidence on the environment and climate change as a part of the UK Gover...
Tue, 21 May 2013 Read more >>

New Former Food Body Appoints Chairman
A new body, the European Former Foodstuff Processors Association (EFFPA), has elected Paul Featherst...
Tue, 21 May 2013 Read more >>

Breathtaking Amount Of Food Going To Waste, Says Tesco
Tesco has said the problem of food waste is breathtaking and that every family wastes 700 a year thr...
Mon, 20 May 2013 Read more >>

Eight Family Members Plead Guilty To Running Illegal Waste Businesses
Eight members of the same family have pleaded guilty to running illegal waste businesses where sever...
Mon, 20 May 2013 Read more >>

Reforming Environmental Guidance Could Save Businesses 1bn Pounds, Says Defra
UK businesses and the public are being asked to send ideas on how environmental rules and regulation...
Fri, 17 May 2013 Read more >>

South London EnergyRecovery Facility Gets Green Light
Last night a Planning Committee gave the green light for an energyrecovery facility to be built in B...
Fri, 17 May 2013 Read more >>

Can Heist Steals The Show As Winner Of National Search For Student Film Makers
The Myth Busting what happens to your can when its recycled competition challenged students to bust...
Thu, 16 May 2013 Read more >>

Food Industry Supply Chains Should Be Audited To Cut Food Waste
The food industry should be required to audit its supply chains to cut down on waste, campaigners ha...
Thu, 16 May 2013 Read more >>

MRWA Fund Community Projects To Cut Waste
Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) and its contractor, Veolia Environmental Services ha...
Thu, 16 May 2013 Read more >>

100 Percent Rise In Cigarette-Stub Litter On Britains Beaches, According To Report
Plastics, sweet wrappers, cigarette stubs and drinks bottles were revealed as being the worst culpri...
Wed, 15 May 2013 Read more >>

Government Issues Call For Evidence On Radioactive Waste
The government has issued a call for evidence on the site selection process elements of the UKs on-g...
Wed, 15 May 2013 Read more >>

Plevin Set To Open UKs Largest Waste Wood Recycling Plant
Wood recycling firm Plevin has announced plans to open the UKs largest waste wood recycling centre i...
Wed, 15 May 2013 Read more >>

DECC Biomass Cap The Best Way Of Implementing A Flawed Concept
The government has set out plans that could see new restrictions for the biomass power industry, wit...
Tue, 14 May 2013 Read more >>

David Attenborough Opens Nature Reserve Built On Londons Waste
Sir David Attenborough opened Essex Wildlife Trusts Thurrock Thameside Nature Park on Saturday (11 M...
Mon, 13 May 2013 Read more >>

Sauce Consultancy Merges With 3G Communications
A new communications company for developers and utilities has been launched today following the merg...
Mon, 13 May 2013 Read more >>

Shanks To Help Glasgow Airport Reduce Waste Collections By 75 Percent
International sustainable waste management business, Shanks Group has announced a five-year contract...
Mon, 13 May 2013 Read more >>

Tyre Recovery Association Launches Responsible Retailer Initiative
Garages and tyre retailers across the UK are now able to demonstrate their environmental commitment ...
Mon, 13 May 2013 Read more >>

Covanta UK Seeks Buyer Following MRWA Failed Contract Bid
The UK arm of Covanta Energy, operator of energy-from-waste facilities, is seeking a buyer or partne...
Fri, 10 May 2013 Read more >>

Local Authority Waste To Landfill Halves In Five Years, According to Defra Stats
Recycling of household waste reached 47 percent between July and September 2012, up two percentage p...
Fri, 10 May 2013 Read more >>

Courtauld Commitment New Phase Targets Further 1m Tonnes Waste Reduction
The grocery sector continues to show its commitment to reducing food and drink waste as 45 signatori...
Thu, 09 May 2013 Read more >>

FCC Environment Harvests First Landfill Biomass Crop
Recycling, resource and waste management company, FCC Environment, has harvested its first crop of b...
Thu, 09 May 2013 Read more >>

GDF SUEZ Energy UK Signs 15 Year PPA For Energy From Waste Facility
Energy supplier GDF SUEZ Energy UK has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with SITA UK for elec...
Wed, 08 May 2013 Read more >>

Half Of UK Local Authorities Now Offer Kerbside Beverage Carton Recycling
Latest figures from the Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK revealed 50 percent...
Wed, 08 May 2013 Read more >>

80 Percent Of Businesses Dont Recycle And Dont Care, According to Study
A study by recycling experts has found that 80 percent of businesses have not got the message on rec...
Tue, 07 May 2013 Read more >>

New Guidance To Help Avoid Medicines Waste
Nursing staff and other health professionals are beingurged to provide more help for patients with t...
Tue, 07 May 2013 Read more >>

Gov Nudge Unit Urges Hoteliers To Reduce Food Portion Size
Hoteliers have been urged to cut the size of plates in their restaurants to tackle the problem of fo...
Wed, 01 May 2013 Read more >>