Firm launches collaborative service for end-of-life batteries
Resource recovery expert Axion has joined forces with two other partners in a major initiative aimed at reusing and recycling the growing volume...
Lifting the pressure on aerosol disposal
WASTE processing organisation Remondis UK has launched "an innovative new solution to the challenge of managing aerosol waste disposal". The flat-packed, UN-approved containers can...
Whole-life spills service launches
A SPECIALIST service has been launched by Hydro International to help industrial and commercial sites avoid the devastating environmental and financial consequences of inadequate...
Funding for plastic recycling tech
Greenback Recycling Technologies, a company striving to develop circular solutions for packaging waste, has closed an approximately £8m series A financing round
New book: How to Produce a Sustainability Report
The book How To Produce a Sustainability Report is now available from Do Sustainability, providing a step-by-step guide to the constituent practices and processes...
Apple disassembly robot picks up the baton (or iPhone) with producer responsibility
DISASSEMBLY of electronic gadgets could soon become a much more efficient and sophisticated process, if Apple’s new system for deconstructing iPhones – announced on...
CIWEM calls on Government to strengthen the power of catchment partnerships
CIWEM has published its vision for the future management of land and water under the government’s 25-year environment plan, saying a strengthened catchment based...
Electric cars uptake accelerating in Scotland
Interest in electric cars in Scotland is accelerating, possibly thanks in part to a zero-interest loan fund from the Scottish Government. More than half...
Report from the IMechE calls for a new Clean Air Act
A report released by The Institution of Mechanical Engineers on 23 January calls for the introduction of a new Clean Air Act, and...
Densoband chosen for new crash barrier on Erskine Bridge
NEW crash barriers on the A898 Erskine Bridge, Glasgow, will employ the polymer-modified bitumen strip material Densoband, supplied by Winn & Coales.
The volume of...
Solar power expansion and energy efficiency drive announced by Transport for London
Transport for London (TfL) has announced a £4.5 million programme of refurbishment in buildings and bus stations
End-of-life bin lorry refitted to operate electrically
A refuse collection vehicle at the end of its normal working life has been repowered with an electric motor and is due to shortly...
WRAS-approved booster sets first
One of the key obstacles facing consultants and contractors specifying potable water booster sets can often be the water company’s requirement for WRAS certification...
Not-so-bright new dawn? Observers respond to the Government’s Growth Plan 2022
Quite apart from its seemingly frosty reception with global investors, the government’s Growth Plan 2022 policy statement also elicited bafflement from environmental commentators, many...
Study pinpoints pathways to boost plastic waste recycling globally
A new study highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally. The Plastic Waste Management Framework lays out a...
Shell faces historic legal action in Netherlands for failure to act on climate change
Friends of the Earth Netherlands announced on 4 April that it will take Shell to court if it does not act on demands to...
Scientific microplastic survey of Scottish coastal waters confirms contamination
Microplastics found in two thirds of samples, many carrying toxic chemicals
The results from Greenpeace’s 2017 ship tour of Scotland - published on 7 March...
Report reveals major climate risks to global food trade
A new report from Stockholm Environment Institute reveals in detail the climate risks to global trade in major agricultural commodities – and concludes that...
Startups to watch: Innovate UK announces sustainability accelerator programme
Innovate UK KTN has chosen 13 startups to participate in its sustainability accelerator programme. Over the next ten weeks, the firms selected from the...
£1.6m to help tackle bus pollution in York
City of York Council is set to invest £1.6million in a new Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in York, which is aimed at improving exhaust...
