Anglian Water awards first AMP7 leakage framework
Anglian Water has awarded one of the first framework contracts of AMP7 to leak detection specialist Primayer. The £40 million agreement for leak detection...
Brexit could drive UK circular economy, says resource recovery firm
Brexit offers fresh opportunities for the UK and its manufacturers to secure their raw material supplies, such as recycled plastics, from a stable domestic...
Blanket permissions for shale gas exploration an abuse of the planning system, planners warn
Blanket permissions for shale gas exploration in England are completely unsuitable and fly in the face of good planning, the Royal Town Planning Institute...
Sea-level projections of ASC study too conservative, says oceanographer
Oceanographer John Englander, an author and expert on the topic of rising sea level, has expressed concerns about the figures used as the basis...
Construction begins on ‘smart canal’ system in Glasgow, described as a European first
A new digital surface water drainage system will unlock 110 hectares across the north of the Glasgow for investment, regeneration and development with the...
National Bed Federation profiles mattress recycling in new report, and sets 10-year recycling goal...
The National Bed Federation (NBF) has published its first policy document on the use and sale of used mattresses, components and materials. The policy...
UK budget: Cautious welcome for plastics recycling support
The UK Autumn Budget seemed to draw a mixture of responses from observers in the sustainability sector, with some approval for new measures to...
Chinese delegates visit UK WEEE recycling facility to share best practice
Delegates of the Hubei Provincial Environmental Protection Department in China met with British waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling experts at The Electrical...
Lords raise serious concerns over Defra’s ‘no deal’ preparations in a letter to Michael...
The House of Lords' EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has written to Secretary of State Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, after his appearance in...
Feather packaging innovation picks up European circular economy award
The winner of the 2018 Green Alley Award has been chosen: Aeropowder from the UK beat off five competitors to pick up the European...
AI smart hives will help arrest the decline in bee populations, says group
Database giant Oracle and The World Bee Project have announced an initiative that aims to use advanced computing and analytics tools to better understand...
£22 million construction contract awarded for intermediate-level nuclear waste facility at Dounreay
Civil engineering firm Graham Engineering has picked up a £22 million contract to build a nuclear waste storage facility at the legacy Dounreay nuclear...
World Bank report profiles progress and challenges in the global waste sector
The World Bank’s latest report on the global waste sector offers what looks to be a detailed portrait of waste collection, disposal, and management...
Engineering research centres in Sheffield will address water sector piped infrastructure challenges
The Water sector could benefit from multi-million pounds of investment into three new advanced engineering research centres opened on Thursday 11 October at the...
Anaerobic digestion is huge economic opportunity for UK, ADBA tells Treasury
Chance for UK to be at centre of potential £1trn global biogas industry, says trade organisation
The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has described...
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...
IPCC report highights urgency and scale of action needed to avoid catastrophic climate change
A report released by the IPCC on 8 October has attempted to identify the likely impacts of climate change, and offers a detailed overview...
Funding secured for UK’s first hydrogen injection system on a ferry
Innovate UK has granted £430,332 funding to a consortium that aims to design and integrate a hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel injection system onboard a commercial ferry....
Colourful initiative in Leeds aims to jump-start flatlining recycling-on-the-go figures, with industry support
#LeedsByExample campaign backed by industry giants has ambition of nationwide roll-out
Bubble-blowing bins, recycling reward machines, a huge art installation and ‘Re-Cycler’ recycling collection bikes...
SEPA joins forces with UK agency and industry partners in bid to tackle waste...
Illegal cross-border waste haulage and disposal is the target of a series of new multi-agency interventions as part of the £3.8m LIFE SMART Waste...
