It’s all about the timing says Defra
DEFRA has conceded that the time is not right to ban wood waste from landfill. Backing its stance, it said the amount of material...
Future proof
Biogas analysis requirements are changing and ‘designed-in’ future proofing in gas analysers helps users keep up. It means they can quickly and easily upgrade...
Gates continuing to close at landfill sites
RESEARCH has identified 130 landfill sites that have closed since 2008 as the country continues to reduce the volumes it sends for traditional disposal....
Fit for purpose
PART II A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 sets the minimum standard for contamination when land is redeveloped. As a minimum, sites must...
Data shows less going to landfill
LATEST estimates of local authority collected waste generation and management for England and the regions reveal that the tonnage being sent to landfill by...
Cash calculator can cut costs on construction sites
WASTE processing expert and equipment supplier Worsley Plant has been showing customers affected by recent HMRC guidance how to save cash.
Its new savings calculator...
Swiss are on a roll
NEW technology from Switzerland designed to remove the need for landfill was unveiled at the RWM show.
The new method for recovering a greater proportion...
Landfill fine after ‘offensive’ smells
A landfill site operator has been fined £10,500 for failing to stop offensive odours being detected off site on 17 separate occasions and prompting...
Lagging on landfill
THE UK has been praised for “drastically reducing” the amount of municipal waste it sends to landfill. But it still lags behind the top...
Site sniffer will warn of odours
AN ‘electronic nose’ could give advance warning to landfill operators of unacceptable odours becoming a problem.
Now available in the UK, the technology can...
Plastic option causing concern
THE British Plastics Federation has hit out at Defra’s preferred option to reduce the amount of plastic packaging going to landfill.
The federation confirmed it...
