Falkirk Distillery deal will see whiskey by-products used for animal feed
A family-owned whisky distillery in the central belt of Scotland, Falkirk Distillery, has joined forces with biotechnology company MiAlgae in a bid to advance...
Four local authorities receive funds to boost recycling on-the-go near waterways
Four local authorities receive funds to boost recycling on-the-go near waterways
Areas surrounding waterways in Bury, Derby, Adur & Worthing and Bristol will soon...
Veolia expands clinical and medical waste management services
Expanded capabilities will improve traditional clinical waste hierarchy positions and can lower the carbon emissions by around 70% compared to existing services
Veolia says...
Report reveals significance of built environment to Scotland’s circular economy, as new tool is...
Zero Waste Scotland's Site Waste Reduction Protocol is designed by industry specialists
The excel-based calculator tool is specifically designed to tackle material waste...
Low-cost digester additive for nitrogen-rich AD feedstocks
Sponsored content: To better support biogas plants processing high levels of nitrogen-rich feedstock, AD experts FM BioEnergy will launch a new low-cost version of their ammonium inhibitor digester additive on Stand C109 at the World Biogas Expo 2023.
Automation for the people: reducing injury in quarrying
Harrowing statistics from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work state that quarry workers are twice as likely to be killed in an accident...
Scientists unravel the porosity of biochars in a world first
Ground-breaking work lights a path for environmental applications and accessing results from vast amounts of data
In a breakthrough that may be significant for environmental...
UK businesses must do more to adapt to changes in waste industry legislation
Integrated IT systems and whole business reporting are essential for reducing waste and emissions and ensuring compliance with UK Environment Act, says waste management...
Comment: 2024 EPR costs could have a severe impact on businesses’ viability
Joseph Doherty, Managing Director of Re-Gen Waste, and member of Defra’s Advisory Committee on Packaging, reflects on whether businesses should be accounting now for...
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...
Net zero innovators receive £24 million cash boost from UK government
Next generation energy innovators will receive a £24 million cash boost to develop “new technologies that will decarbonise UK industry, build home-grown energy supplies...
Biorefinery handles recycle-resistant plant waste
A new process appears able to turn lignin into carbon sources that could be used in high-value, plant-derived pharmaceuticals and antioxidant nutraceuticals as well...
The Remanufacturing Lighting Conference comes to London in April
Circular economy and lighting expert Recolight says “clients, both corporate and public sector, are warming to the concept of reconditioned lights to achieve both...
Using technology to capture and deter fly-tippers
Intelligence is transforming the way Local Authorities crack down on fly-tipping. Combining high-resolution cameras with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR),...
Review looks at challenges of hazardous waste in the EU
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has released a Review on the EU actions required to address the increasing amount of hazardous waste. The...
Project uses satellite data to detect waste sites on Earth
A new computational system uses satellite data to identify sites on land where people dispose of waste, providing a new tool to monitor waste...
Sponsored Content: Flow meter accuracy is critical to biofuel production
Titan Enterprises’ OEM customer Green Fuels has been involved with advancing biofuel technologies - expected to be an important contributor to the global net zero target.
Group attempts to turn plastic waste into a useful soil additive
Researchers from University of California, Riverside, have detailed a method to convert plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal or char that...
Recycled gold from SIM cards could help make drugs more sustainable
A new study looks at the use of gold extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be applied to making medicines.
Re-using...
Breakthrough technology for lithium manufacture
As global effort to fight climate change intensifies, the challenge for battery manufacturers and their supply chains is to find ways to meet the...
