Research reveals high biodiversity at risk in British waters of the North Sea
Environmental advocacy group Oceana has just completed (in early August) the UK leg of its eight-week North Sea expedition, and the preliminary results seemingly...
Sustainability on the menu as Scotland Food & Drink supports Resource Efficiency Pledge
Scotland Food & Drink is the latest organisation to become an official ambassador for the Resource Efficiency Pledge, showing strong commitment to making the...
Discovery of new chemical catalyst promises cheaper biodegradeable plastics
On 12 August IBM Research announced it had identified a chemical catalyst that can be used to create cheaper, biodegradable plastics from plants such...
SEPA strategy document outlines change of approach and vision of a “21st century EPA”
On 8 August SEPA published a new strategy document, titled One Planet Prosperity - Our Regulatory Strategy, which sets forth changes in the way...
EA document appraises water firms’ environmental performance in 2015
The EA has released its 2015 summary of water and sewage companies’ environmental performance, offering a rundown of firms’ adherence to criteria such as...
Orkney energy scheme receives £1.2m boost
Smart control technology links turbines to home heating systems
Residents in the Orkney Islands are to benefit from a new smart-control energy system linking the...
Water sector ‘big data’ conference to run alongside WWEM
‘Big Data’ and the ‘Internet of Things’ are starting to affect every industry, and the water sector is no exception. The forthcoming International Water...
Can your town become a zero waste town? Zero Waste Scotland seeks candidates for...
Environmentally-focused communities across Scotland are being urged to apply for the title of Scotland’s third Zero Waste Town, by demonstrating how their efforts could...
Scottish organics sector grows as impact of waste regulations beds in
The amount of organic waste processed by Scotland’s anaerobic digestion (AD) and composting sector grew by an extra 30,000 tonnes in 2014, a new...
Speculation over intentions following departmental shake-up
As Envirotec went to press, environmental groups were reacting to the shock news that the Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was...
Severn Trent Water fined £426,000 for repeated raw sewage leaks in to the Shire...
Pollution incidents occurred on three separate occasions
On 21 July 2016, at Nottingham Crown Court, Severn Trent Water Limited was fined £426,000, ordered to pay...
Solar survey respondents reveal third of UK solar jobs lost – more losses expected
Comprehensive PWC and Solar Trade Association survey appears to show support for tax breaks to re-boot struggling UK solar sector as global market accelerates
As...
Spotting opportunities in a turbulent period
"With policy changes amass and technological advances in abundance, there is now even more reason to visit RWM in 2016," say the organisers, i2i...
United Utilities and contractors fined almost £1m for polluting brook with corrosive bleach
United Utilities Water Limited (UU) has been fined £600,000 and its contractor, KMI Plus* £333,000 at Bolton Crown Court on Friday 24...
New report sets out blueprint for investment in energy storage
A report published today on 14 July will for the first time decode complex market opportunities for UK energy storage and explain what is...
Leeds businessman receives record jail sentence over £2.2m recycling fraud
Man claimed he had collected and recycled electrical waste to falsely claim fees
A Leeds waste operator has been jailed for seven years and six...
New projections of water availability inform UK climate change report
A formerly full reservoir in Scotland exhibits some of the adverse effects of changes to the UK's climate.
The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment...
AD industry calls for more fitting support
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has called for “more ambition” for anaerobic digestion from the government in its response to the Feed-in...
Environmental performance requires effective planning, says certification firm
A booklet called The Route to ISO 14001- Avoiding the Pitfalls is a simple introduction to ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems, outlining revisions and...
Environment tops the agenda at the Responsible Business Awards
HRH The Prince of Wales meets Estelle Brachlianoff – Senior Executive Vice-President UK & Ireland, Veolia at the launch of the Circular Economy Taskforce...
