Fighting fatbergs and hidden plastics: Unblocktober movement underway to save UK’s sewers and seas
Unblocktober is underway and more than 4,000 individuals and employees have already embraced the month-long challenge
County Durham project marks progress in using mine water to provide green heat
Construction has begun on a supposedly landmark large-scale mine water heat project in Country Durham, building on previous efforts to harness geothermal heat from...
A difficult transition?
Both Brexit and the Chinese National Sword restrictions present serious challenges for the UK waste and recycling industry
Mistrust and earthquakes: why Lancashire communities are so shaken by fracking tremors
Anna Szolucha, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Northumbria University, explores why the impact of tremors at the Preston New Road fracking site near Blackpool are...
Lakeside EfW’s zero-waste-to-landfill status attributed to patented technology
A seemingly pioneering arrangement between Carbon8 Aggregates and the Lakeside Energy from Waste (EfW) facility at Colnbrook in Berkshire has seen the latter achieve...
New monster campaign aims to take a bite out of businesses’ overheads
Resource Efficient Scotland, a programme of Scottish Government-backed Zero Waste Scotland, has launched a new campaign to help organisations beat the monsters that are...
Craft beer from bread: Zero Waste Scotland celebrates circular economy success story
An island-based brewery is putting circular economy principles into action with the production of a craft beer made from leftover bread.
Bute Brew Co...
Research finds only one in five British SMEs are investing in green energy solutions
YouGov research commissioned by energy company ScottishPower seems to have found that only one in five (20%) of the nation’s small and medium sized...
Circular pallets scheme gears up for May rollout
Recyclable pallets initiative The Pallet LOOP says it is manufacturing tens of thousands of its distinctive bright green, circular economy pallets in readiness for...
UK bus company installs air cleaning technology to protect drivers from COVID-19
Warrington’s Own Buses has become the first bus company in the world to install air cleaning devices across its entire operational bus fleet, in...
Contrails study adds to aviation climate-impact fears
Modern commercial aircraft flying at high altitudes create longer-lived planet-warming contrails than older aircraft, according to a new study by researchers at Imperial College...
Coronavirus causing huge difficulty for the recovered paper sector, says Recycling Association
The coronavirus outbreak is hitting the vulnerable recovered paper sector hard according to The Recycling Association.
Over the past few years, the international market for...
Researcher creates drone system to give early warning on natural disasters and act as...
A researcher at Queen’s University Belfast has invented a low cost telecommunication system using drones which provides early warning on natural disasters and acts...
First CO2 injections mark milestone for Norway’s Longship CCS project
The first captured CO₂ has been injected into the subsea reservoir – 100km off the west coast of Norway - being used for Longship,...
All UK homes must be renovated to meet climate targets, says IET report
· A nationwide programme to upgrade the energy efficiency of existing homes is essential for the UK to achieve its carbon saving goals.
· It’s...
No change in UK wildlife law following referendum, warns consultancy
Independent engineering and environmental consultancy Wardell Armstrong is advising its clients that the outcome of the referendum on 23 June does not change the...
Innovation in a time of uncertainty
THIS year’s British Hydropower Association conference (10-11 November, Glasgow) takes place against a backdrop of considerable uncertainty for the sector following the government's publication...
Rooting out sewer vulnerabilities
An aerial map of trees is help- ing to understand the damage caused to underground drains and sewers by tree roots, accord- ing to...
Hydrogen in aviation report anticipates widespread deployment in the 2030s
A new report, ‘Hydrogen in Aviation’, takes a closer look at the future demand for the putative aviation fuel in South Wales and South...
London sees 60 percent spike in e-bike fires
London has seen a 60 percent increase in the number of e-bike fires so far this year, according to Deputy Fire Commissioner Dom Ellis...
