Major funding agreement signed on advanced plastics recycling plant in Scotland
Funding of over £3m was announced on Wednesday 6 June for four projects comprising a new plastics recycling partnership, Project Beacon, in Perthshire, Scotland.
The...
Collaborative approach to collection increases WEEE recovery in Northern England trial
An EU-funded project appears to illustrate the possibilities for increasing collection rates of difficult-to-recover WEEE items by partnering with well-known and trusted consumer brands....
Scanning the field for threats: Is the environment sector ready for the IoT?
Is the environmental arena ready for the Internet-of-Things? asks Envirotec
Colombian water project shortlisted for industry award
Engineering consultancy IDOM has been nominated in the Excellence in Water category of the NCE100 list awards
Water innovators shortlisted for Vancouver event in June
Digital, biotech and membrane technologies are among the top 13 innovators selected to take part in BlueTech Forum in Vancouver on 6-7 June 2018
Biological changes dramatically alter world’s oldest, deepest lake
Eastern Siberia is home to the world’s deepest and most ancient freshwater ecosystem, Lake Baikal. This lake and its surrounding tributaries are one of...
UK Government announces £200k to fund research into microplastics pollution pathways
The UK Government has awarded £200k to a group at the University of Plymouth to conduct research that aims to better understand the nature...
Air quality reports to be made available to solicitors and conveyancers during the home-buying...
UK homebuyers can now access detailed information on a property’s exposure to air pollution. A partnership between EarthSense, the air quality measuring specialist, and...
Solar trade body report suggests local authorities are leading the way on solar
A new report published by the Solar Trade Association (STA) today on 20 April seems to show that local councils are leading the way...
Balfour Beaty publishes roadmap paper on biodiversity net gain
On 25 April infrastructure firm Balfour Beatty launched the latest of its public policy papers, “A Better Balance: A Roadmap to Biodiversity Net Gain”....
Southern Water trials SmartBall leak detection technology
Southern Water is testing a SmartBall device which can detect weakened pipes before they burst.
Taking to the skies to find Scotland’s coastal and marine litter hotspots
Charity collaboration aims to lead mass clean up operation
TV documentary performs fatberg autopsy under London’s streets
A Channel 4 fatberg documentary featuring Thames Water is being aired on Tuesday 24 April.
Fatberg Autopsy: Secret of the Sewers will - in Channel...
Preparing for the sulphur cap in 2020: Conference presentation to look at monitoring wash...
Stephanie Lavelle of Chelsea Technology Group - a firm specialising in water monitoring - will be presenting on “Monitoring Waste Wash Water from Scrubbers”...
Channel 4 Dispatches seemingly uncovers reckless deforestation being used to feed Drax
An investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches that was televised on 14 April has aimed to expose the destruction behind the UK utility Drax’s move...
Decarbonising heat: April event in Glasgow to discuss the challenges and opportunities
Solutions for heating the homes and businesses of the future will be under the microscope at Scottish Renewables’ Low-Carbon Heat Conference in Glasgow on...
Global limit agreed for greenhouse gas emissions from shipping
Nations meeting at the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London in early April voted to place a cap on the greenhouse gas...
New Zealand places ban on all new offshore oil and gas exploration
New Zealand’s government announced on 12 April a ban on all new offshore oil and gas exploration, a decision hailed by Greenpeace as "a...
Study highlights threat from pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers
Pharmaceutical drugs are present in rivers and waterways around the world, at levels that present a danger to wildlife, and which are continuing to...
Supermarket’s move to ban palm oil products: understandable but possibly misguided
Responding to the news that Iceland is banning palm oil from its own brand products, Dr Jake Bicknell and Dr Matthew Struebig argue that...
