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Welsh farmers given advice on cutting emissions | Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
The Welsh Assembly has published a report looking at how the country's farmers can help cut emissions of greenhouse gases....more details
By-products of anaerobic digestion 'no longer waste' in Scotland | Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
The byproducts of treating waste using anaerobic digestion will no longer be considered waste, Scotland's environmental watchdog has announced....more details
Food stores and producers sign up to waste-cutting pledge | Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Progressive retailers and food manufacturers already making inroads on cutting packaging waste have made a commitment to up their game....more details
Volunteers clear supermarket waste from Thames | Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
More than 100 volunteers - including staff from Tesco, Waitrose and Asda - got stuck in to remove countless plastic bags and other rubbish littering East London's foreshore. ...more details
Europe's largest WEEE processing facility opens | Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
A WEEE recycling centre has opened and according to the owners it's got the biggest capacity for waste in Europe.
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Ireland commissions independent report into controversial incinerator plans | Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
A leading lawyer is to head up an independent inquiry into the legal and financial risks posed by the proposed Poolbeg incinerator that could be built on Dublin's outskirts....more details
Big fines for Northern Ireland waste offenders | Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Men who allowed their land in Northern Ireland to be used as dumps for illegal waste from the republic have been hit with hard penalties under the Proceeds of Crime Act....more details
Use Irish waste to turn a profit | Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Waste should be used to reduce costs and save money, says Irish firm....more details
Ireland unlikely to meet EU waste targets | Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Ireland looks set to miss its legally-binding EU waste targets and faces 'significant challenges' in meeting its carbon-cutting targets....more details
Irish think tank ponders future of waste | Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
A leading Irish think tank has published recommendations outlining how the country's municipal waste could be managed in a more cost effective and less polluting way. ...more details
Voyage will chart accumulation of Atlantic plastic waste | Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
While the phenomenon is well documented in the Pacific, the Atlantic has its own lesser-known vast patch of plastic debris floating on its surface....more details
Industry mulls global benchmarking for packaging waste | Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Major retailers and manufacturers from around the world have drawn up a set of metrics that can be used to assess how sustainable packaging on any given product might be....more details
Environmental justice to play bigger role in US policy making | Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Vulnerable communities that have been poorly represented in the past - and subsequently used as dumping grounds for hazardous waste - are to get a greater say in future environmental policy making in the USA....more details
Waste and Recycling - review of the year 2009 | Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT
The waste sector had a good year in 2009 as recycling rates rose and on-going local and national government investment ensured new facilities and technologies continued to appear. ...more details
First US charge for paper or plastic bags | Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT
A five cent charge for people using paper or plastic bags has been brought in for all business selling food or alcohol....more details
Value For Money Pump Wins Over Cheaper Option | Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
A British made Verderflex peristaltic hose pump has certainly proved excellent value for money for Radscan Intervex, a Swedish energy and environmental technology company....more details
IRT Consult Ltd uses unique Infrared Camera to identify Methane and VOC Leaks | Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
IRT Consult Ltd a family run company based in Ireland, are providing a unique VOC Gas monitoring service which utilises a specialist infrared camera to visually identify Leaks, Emission sources and fugitive emissions....more details
Darcy Spillcare Manufacture Launches And Installs Their New ATEX Approved Bund Water Control Unit | Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Darcy Spillcare Manufacture is the first UK company to introduce a bund water control unit dewatering system into the marketplace that is completely intrinsically safe and ATEX Approved....more details
Stetfield Separators - STETbio SAF | Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
The STETbio SAF units are Submerged Biological Aerated Filters, designed and built by Stetfield Separators....more details
