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Incinerators feature heavily in Defra's waste review | Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Plans to burn waste for energy feature prominently in a new waste review launched this morning (29 July) by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)....more details
Waste boss goes undercover on TV show | Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
The chief executive of one of the UK's biggest waste, recycling and renewable energy companies goes undercover at his own company as part of a new Channel 4 series. ...more details
Minister backs anaerobic digestion industry | Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Environment Minister Lord Henley has given cautious backing to anaerobic digestion saying it should be 'given a chance to bloom'. ...more details
School kids build 7ft junk mail tree in waste protest | Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Primary school children in a London borough have taken part in an art project protesting about the vast amount of junk mail they receive....more details
Plans for waste 'eco-park' announced | Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
A developer has submitted plans for a £70 million 'eco-park' which will include an Anaerobic Digester (AD) and gasification plant. ...more details
Government blocks Belfast EFW | Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Plans for a £40 million energy from waste (EFW) plant have gone back to the drawing board after being thrown out by ministers. ...more details
Irish launch consultation on 10 year waste policy | Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Ireland has launched a consultation on how to deal with waste over the next decade and beyond. ...more details
Irish launch business food waste collections | Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Businesses producing large quantities of food waste in Ireland are from today (July 1) subject to new waste collection rules. ...more details
Incremental change is no longer good enough - Coca Cola | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Making small improvements to a company's environmental performance is no longer enough, according to Coca Cola's European environmental chief....more details
Ireland to take tough action on tyre waste | Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Voluntary agreements on sustainable management of old tyres aren't working, Ireland's Environment Minister has said, and the government will need to look at regulation that will force the industry to take responsibility for its waste....more details
Puma aims to cut paw print by reinventing shoebox | Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Redesign of the traditional shoebox by sportswear giant Puma is set to cut paper waste from the packaging by almost two thirds....more details
Belgium scraps 'phonebook for all' approach in waste crackdown | Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
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Sir Richard hails F1 green deal at Canadian grand prix | Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Formula one team Virgin Racing and tyre recyclers Carbon Green have joined forces in a drive that could result in top level motor racing becoming slightly greener. ...more details
2010 World Cup - can it ever really be green? | Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT
The 2010 World Cup - which gets underway this evening in South Africa - promises to be a feast of football....more details
Australia 'four times as wasteful as Europe' | Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT
The volume of waste produced, recycling rates and value of the industry in Australia have been published for the first time - and show that the average Australian throws away four times as much as the average European....more details
31 arrested for $3.5m recycling fraud | Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT
California hopes to prosecute 31 people it believes were involved in a scam that saw millions of bottles and cans trucked in from neighbouring Nevada and Arizona to take advantage of the state's favourable recycling rules....more details
Morocco pledges billions to tackle climate change | Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT
A raft of sustainability initiatives have been announced by Morocco in a move that could cement the country's reputation as the environmental pioneer of the Arab world....more details
Florida ammo amnesty cuts hazardous waste risk | Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Think of awkward household waste in the UK and batteries and medicines spring to mind - across the Atlantic they have other problems. ...more details
Fats, Oils and Grease | Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Over 50 stakeholders met on 7th July to progress an industry led initiative targeting fat, oil and grease compounds (FOGC) in drainage....more details
Geotech 'Biogas Check' Gas Analyser Upgraded in Response to User Requests | Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Geotech customers requested, "Data storage and download with improved H2S analysis."...more details
Whitham Mills Engineering Ltd. help Advance Polymers to increase production. | Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Whitham Mills Engineering Limited, the UK's market leader in the manufacture and supply of Baling, Granulating & Recycling Systems, has recently supplied and installed a WS-6560 - 150Hp granulator at Advance Polymers Ltd of Huddersfield....more details
Andritz acquire KMPT | Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
We are glad to announce that the acquisition of KMPT AG, headquartered in Vierkirchen, Germany, including its affiliates in the UK, Italy, France, China, and the USA, was successfully closed on July 15th, 2010...more details
