Turning grit into gold
Road grit and gully waste usually end up in landfill, at least in the UK. But a scheme adopted by Warwickshire County Council illustrates...
Breaking it down: compostable product packaging
Envirotec looks at the latest progress
MORE and more product packaging is being recycled each year but a lot of it still goes to landfill,...
Reducing toxic emissions from waste incineration power plants
AIR pollution control technology for waste incineration is available from Lührfilter.
Domestic and municipal waste that might otherwise have gone to landfill can now be...
Alliance to improve waste gas monitoring
SCOTTISH technology company M Squared Lasers has launched a research partnership with the Glasgow hub of the world’s largest applied research body, the Fraunhofer...
Nuclear waste sent to landfill
WRONGLY labelled bags of radioactive waste were sent to a landfill site, earning the company that owns the Sellafield nuclear plant a £700,000 fine.
The...
Catch up time for British Isles
Austria, Germany and Belgium are recycling the largest proportion of municipal waste in Europe in 2010. But the UK and Ireland are chasing hard.
THOSE...
Local authorities are getting all mixed up
Faun Zoeller, one of Europe’s largest waste management systems manufacturers, is targeting the market with RCVs capable of picking up different types of waste...
A window on recycling bid
A track record of leadership in sustainable manufacturing has helped Eurocell secure a place in the finals of an awards scheme.
The company has been...
It‘s a hard life
It’s not getting any easier for the nation’s landfill operators or the companies who rely on them for income.
A combination of tax increases, alternative...
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...
Incineration is the burning issue
Although the volumes of landfill waste have been reduced in recent years through recycling, millions of tonnes of waste are not suitable for recycling...
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....
The countdown continues
Made up of three shows – NEMEX energy Live, IWEX water Live and EfW EXPO energy from waste Live – the event will roll...
Viridor all set
CONSTRUCTION of a £200m energy from waste (EfW) facility in Scotland is expected to begin in 2013 after Viridor won permission to normalise waste...
Plastics target worries CIWM
THE Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has welcomed new packaging recycling targets for 2013-2017 but acknowledges the possible impact of export markets conditions...
England sets a new record
FOR the first time since records began England is reusing more waste than it sends to landfill.
New figures from Defra reveal that not only...
Milton Keynes aims for zero
MILTON Keynes Council is to divert 50,000 tonnes of household waste from landfill and into recycling and energy recovery from 2013.
A new waste...
Making progress
GE Healthcare won praise for its green credentials recently when it became the first company to be presented with a new environmental award.
The...
Scotland ups cash to help councils achieve targets
AN extra £1.2m worth of funding has been earmarked to help councils in Scotland reach the 50% recycling target set for the end of...
