We can escape “the era of pandemics” says biodiversity expert group, but it will...
Future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, do more damage to the world economy and kill more people than COVID-19 unless there...
Coronavirus grant boosts safety at waste management firms
Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Government are helping the resource management industry meet the challenges of the coronavirus, allocating more than £820k in grants to waste management firms across the country to adapt in response to the pandemic.
UK-India water MoU offers “great boost” to trade
British Water chief executive Lila Thompson has said a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed between India and the UK’s leading water sector trade association will “bring a great boost” to trading relationships between the two countries
Judges to consider legal challenge to new planning laws
A legal bid to halt sweeping changes to planning laws in the UK will be heard in October.
The challenge to the Statutory Instruments (SIs)...
Sponsored Content: Getting serious about hygiene
Environmental Science Ltd (ESL) is to expand and restructure its business, with a move into the development, manufacture and distribution of hygiene products, including hand sanitisers, sprays, medicated soaps, surface and floor wipes and disinfectants.
Urgent action needed to save ‘shovel-ready’ renewable heat projects, say UK biogas firms
Renewable energy projects in the agri-food sector excluded from BEIS’s RHI Covid-19 Extension
Includes 20MW of previously-eligible renewable heat projects on farms and...
£66 million package for technology, transport and housing to help kick start West Midlands...
Eight ‘shovel ready’ projects, ranging from the National Brownfield Land Institute to Very Light Rail developments are to benefit from £66 million of Government...
Innovative solutions found for offshore wind workforce during pandemic
As the offshore wind sector adjusts to working with increased physical separation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, G+ Global Offshore Wind Health & Safety...
WJA system backs water jetters carrying out Covid-19 essential services
The Water Jetting Association has put in place an essential services notification system to assist its members in confirming that they have the right...
Coronavirus pandemic will drive responsible (ESG) investing ‘skywards’, says financial advisory group CEO
The coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout will trigger a ‘skyward surge’ in sustainable, responsible and impactful investing over the next 12 months, affirms...
Under development: Top 5 cleantech innovations to watch in 2020
Cleantech innovation took centre stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, in January, a sign of growing commercial interest in this fast-moving...
Monitoring the health effects of slate and tile cutting
When working with slate and tiles, certain construction activities are known to produce high levels of crystalline silica dust which, if not monitored and...
Listen up: Limited time offer on noise monitoring equipment
According to estimates from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 21,000 workers suffered with work related hearing problems between 2017 and 2019, with industrial...
Firm delivers savings and efficiency for new life science facility
Creating a new hygienic production facility that includes ATEX zone 1 areas is a complex task, especially when the facility will need over 1,400...
Britons put planet before profit in their personal savings and expect more action from...
Brits want their pensions and investments to minimise climate impacts and support a sustainable economy; far more than those who only seek to maximise...
Horizontal lifeline safety systems help with EA river maintenance
Safesite Limited has installed a number of horizontal lifeline safety systems for the Environment Agency to allow essential maintenance and recordings of river levels...
Liverpool company develops virtual reality tool to save Sellafield £20 million
The Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC) has developed a mixed reality training tool for Britain’s biggest nuclear waste site, Sellafield
Environment directors urge Dutch government to rethink RDF import tax
A Local Government Association is calling on the Netherlands Government to think twice before levying a €32 per tonne tax on the import of Refuse Derived Fuel RDF
Sponsored content: Adler and Allan announces new brand
Leading environmental risk reduction company Adler and Allan has launched a new brand and logo
New partnership in waste pile management solutions
Equipment rental firm Ashtead Technology has been appointed as the exclusive distributor in the UK and Ireland for two innovative products that help waste...
