AQE 2015 to focus on ways to improve air quality and emissions monitoring
AQE 2015, the international Air Quality and Emissions show, will take place in Telford, UK, on 22nd and 23rd April. Created to provide an...
Winter storms contribute to increase in sinkholes and subsidence
THE exceptional winter storms encountered in the UK this year have contributed to an increase in the incidence of sinkholes and landslides, according to...
Certification boosts demand for FTIR multigas analyser
Quantitech has experienced a surge in demand for the Gasmet portable FTIR emissions analyser, the DX4000. “We believe that this instrument is now the...
SuDS implementation delayed again
Despite a winter of floods misery and high-profile media attention, DEFRA has once again postponed the target start date to introduce compulsory legislation for...
Compressor waste heat warms local college
GREINER Packaging’s production plant in Northern Ireland is helping a neighbouring college cut its £40,000 annual heating bill by donating waste heat from its...
Science confirms pesticide danger
A new meta-analysis of the systemic pesticides neonicotinoids and fipronil (neonics) confirms that they are causing significant damage to a wide range of beneficial...
Gates continuing to close at landfill sites
RESEARCH has identified 130 landfill sites that have closed since 2008 as the country continues to reduce the volumes it sends for traditional disposal....
Embracing the market model for sludge
A panel discussion at July's AD & Biogas show brought together water and waste industry representatives to discuss the challenges and opportunities that will...
Recycled bottles used to create lights
Lights made from recycled cola bottles will soon go on the market following an international study led by Nottingham Trent University.
In collaboration with Spanish...
Guernsey goes beyond the bale
GUERNSEY'S largest independent waste recycling business, Island Waste, is the first to process and ship RDF off island, following the installation of a new...
A sobering but hopeful guide to energy efficiency
THIS book is primarily aimed at those in the property and construction sectors, a contribution to boosting energy- and carbon-literacy for those who find...
Davey launches new Fund phase at Esholt
On an inaugural visit to Yorkshire Water’s Esholt facility, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey launched a new phase of...
Smart metering delay follows IT concerns
THE government announced in May that it would delay for a year the introduction of smart metering, following concerns that the industry is not...
Scotland declares tax independence
Moves to go it alone on landfill levy
SCOTLAND is preparing to go ‘independent’ on landfill tax.
A new bill has been introduced to the Scottish...
Turkey publishes Cities Adaptation Support Package
THE Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation has published a new Cities Adaptation Support Package that has been prepared by environmental consultancy Ricardo-AEA.
The Support...
Plant welcomes visit from PM
PRIME minister David Cameron donned a hard hat to visit a construction and demolition waste recycling plant in Oxford.
His visit was in advance of...
Millican is installed as permanent chief executive
DOUGLAS Millican, who has been interim chief executive of Scottish Water since the sudden death of Richard Ackroyd last October, has been given the...
Gauging groundwater flood risk
FOLLOWING the launch of its Groundwater Flood Risk map in October, water environment services provider ESI is offering Local Authorities a free licence to...
Ovivo sells UK municipal business to in-house team
WATER treatment specialist Ovivo has sold its UK municipal business for an undisclosed sum to part of the existing senior management team led by...
Scottish waste water crackdown
SEPA to gain new enforcement powers
A lack of understanding about how best to dispose of trade effluent could leave Scottish businesses facing fines worth...
