Water footprint: New ISO standard
ISO has published a standard for measuring water footprint.
“ISO 14046: Environmental management. Water footprint principles, requirements and guidelines” will allow all kinds of...
Experts wanted as SLR chases growth
AN environmental firm has stepped up a recruitment drive that could see around 20 staff hired for its UK operations in the next year....
Bexley council launches app-based anti-food-waste campaign
Household food waste project will see Council partnering with two food waste apps – OLIO & Kitche
The Bexley Household Food Waste Project launched on...
New look revealed after show success
THE organisers of the Sustainabilitylive! exhibition and conference have declared this year’s event “a resounding success”.
Energy, water, land and sustainable business exhibitions were all...
Ovivo sells UK municipal business to in-house team
WATER treatment specialist Ovivo has sold its UK municipal business for an undisclosed sum to part of the existing senior management team led by...
Finer particles emerge from the shadows
Black carbon (BC) - comprising airborne soot-like carbon particles - is gaining prominence on the radar of those concerned with air quality. Envirotec spoke...
Pioneering projects celebrated by foundation behind water documentary
Organisations that have embraced innovation to protect and enhance water supplies have been recognised for their pioneering work by the foundation behind the recent...
Immediate action on organic waste needed to meet Paris targets, says biogas group
"Appropriate management of all organic wastes must be enabled NOW if the world is to meet Paris Agreement targets", urges biogas trade body in...
WWEM 2014 details announced
The organisers of WWEM 2014, the international Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring conference and exhibition, have announced the details of the Conferences that will...
Scotland declares tax independence
Moves to go it alone on landfill levy
SCOTLAND is preparing to go ‘independent’ on landfill tax.
A new bill has been introduced to the Scottish...
Neonicotinoid insecticides linked to wild bee decline across England says new study
Exposure to neonicotinoid seed treated oilseed rape crops has been linked to long-term population decline of wild bee species across the English countryside, according...
Scots’ views sought on mandatory digital waste tracking
A consultation setting out plans for a mandatory digital waste tracking service in the UK was launched on 21 January 2022.
The Scottish Environment Protection...
Newt tunnels get thumbs up
A Scottish property developer has devised innovative plans that will protect the current population of newts and help them grow in number. The scheme...
New year, new savings for solar, as tariffs for grid export return
The Smart Export Guarantee came into force on 1 January, obligating large energy suppliers to offer a tariff to small-scale solar generators who export...
Scheme aims to improve access to sanitation in Egypt
A new project in Egypt aims to improve sanitation services for more than 800,000 poor Egyptians in the Nile Delta where there is a...
Planning permission granted for Sunderland plastics pyrolysis plant
Sunderland City Council has given the go-ahead for a new plant at the Port of Sunderland, creating over 100 permanent jobs and processing plastic...
DEFRA Air Quality Strategy: Health, environment and transport groups urge Government to re-think
Dozens of health, environment and transport businesses and charities are calling for the government to change course on its Air Quality Strategy. This comes...
Founder of electricity-from-heat firm named Swedish person of the year
Climeon’s founder and CEO Thomas Öström has been named Årets svensk, Swedish person of the year, in the category Innovation by the Swedish magazine...
Engineers have ‘vital’ role to play in unlocking trillions for low-carbon infrastructure – ICE...
Breaking down barriers between financiers and civil engineers could unlock vast flows of finance into low-carbon infrastructure projects, according to a new report from...
Plans for Scotland’s first hazardous soil treatment centre announced
Research project to create new materials from recycling’s waste products
Heriot-Watt University has joined forces with Brewster Bros, a recycling business based in Livingston,...
