Local opinion to be bypassed in future nuclear waste dumping
LEGISLATION pushed through at the last minute - before parliament went into prorogation for the general election - will mean nuclear waste can be...
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...
Tackling flytipping black spots – FlyMapper system launched in Glasgow
Local authorities are using a sophisticated new system to find and tackle flytipping black spots in communities across Scotland. The approach was announced on...
Can You Fix It? Zero Waste Scotland Launches New Training Fund for Re-Use Groups
Cash to train staff in key repair skills is on offer from Scotland’s resource efficiency body Zero Waste Scotland, which on 6 March launched...
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...
North Wales AD plant is first to obtain ABP approval
LODGE Farm Biogas Limited, whose farm is home to Fre-energy’s first Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant, has become the first on-farm AD facility to have...
Stepping up to the plate
The drive to reduce food waste looks likely to become more intense as the UK seeks to meet its commitment to halve it by...
Much to chew on at cleantech panel session
A panel of experts gathered in Edinburgh in December to discuss the topic "Cleantech: The key ingredient for a sustainable food and drink industry?"...
The sweet taste of success
INDUSTRIAL AD systems supplier Clearfleau has revealed energy output results for its plant built for global food and beverage supplier Nestlé, one year after...
Red tape restricts road waste reuse
A major development of recent years has been the arrival of new treatment systems for dealing with waste from road sweepings, municipal wastewater and...
SITA fined for landfill permit breach
A £110k fine was handed to recycling and resource management firm SITA UK on 13 January after it breached the conditions of its environmental...
How big is the toxic gas risk from old landill sites?
THE risk from toxic landfill sites is difficult to judge, and the case of 7-year old Zane Gbangbola may illustrate why. Zane died in...
Rethinking the care of legacy landfills
With the advent of more efficient waste processing methods and increasing landfill taxes, the days of landfilling may finally be numbered. The post-closure aftercare...
Heavy duty access interlocks reduce injury
Industrial safety specialist Castell has launched heavy-duty access interlocks for use in industries such as waste and recycling, aggregates, steel and chemical processing. The...
Remanufacturing reloaded?
October funding announcements suggest new interest in researching the repair and restoration of end-of-life products
A series of remanufacturing announcements in October hinted at a...
Iterative design: From EIA to EfW
Richard Kevan of Wardell Armstrong reviews the role of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) with reference to planning for a new Energy-from-Waste (EfW) scheme...
New advanced plastics recycling facility in Kent
RECYCLING company Viridor welcomed The Mayor of Medway Councillor Barry Kemp to its new Plastics Recycling Facility (PRF) in Rochester on 7 November. The...
Taking the WEEE: Recycling IT
A panel discussion at the Resource & Waste Management show in September looked at progress and challenges with recycling materials recovered from electronic equipment
THERE...
Circularity gains business traction
Moving to a circular business model can boost the bottom line. There is now much discussion and debate as to the best way to...
Getting in a Pickle over waste and recycling
A combative Q&A session followed Eric Pickles presentation to the RWM show at the Birmingham NEC on 17 September.
The Secretary of State for...
