Group calls for better protection from hazardous chemicals worldwide
International advocacy group WECF (Women in Europe for a Common Future) has released a publication called Women and Chemicals which calls for more...
Parliamentary reception hopes to influence policy environment for small scale AD in rural farming
Today (1 March) in the House of Commons almost 150 farmers will join around 90 MPs and Peers at a parliamentary event aimed at...
Event to showcase biomass benefits for businesses
Businesses and organisations interested to hear how biomass could reduce their energy costs, lower their carbon emissions and help them move away from a...
Blackpool picks up Keep Britain Tidy award
Blackpool Council’s Waste Services Team has been named Environmental Team of the Year 2016 at the annual Keep Britain Tidy awards in recognition of...
Waste recycling firm given highest confiscation order for environmental offences in Scotland
Alloa based recycling firm Oran Environmental Solutions (OES) has been handed a confiscation order of £345,558.43 (on 15 February) for licence breaches which resulted...
The Circular Economy Package and food waste: Will it deliver for the UK?
Philip Simpson of ReFood reflects on the EU's recently announced Circular Economy Package, and offers some views on how best to tackle the waste...
Improved aerobic digester targets organic content in co-mingled waste
Advetec, a UK specialist in the treatment of solid and liquid organic waste, has launched a new, enhanced version of its high temperature aerobic...
WRAP-led group continues with efforts to standardise recycling systems in England
On 12 February WRAP announced the start of the second phase of its cross industry project to examine ways to bring greater consistency to...
New apprenticeship key to delivery of major infrastructure projects, says ICE
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has advised that the introduction of a civil engineering apprenticeship is necessary to ensure the delivery of key...
CHP supports Irish bank HQ’s top BREEAM rating
THE Central Bank of Ireland will use one of ENER-G's Combined heat and power (CHP) systems at its new Dublin headquarters, which has achieved...
4M Euro order for state of the art biomass handling system in Sheffield
THE Saxlund Group has received an order from Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S, Denmark for the delivery of a state-of-the-art biomass handling system to...
Partnership offers phosphorus recovery
WASTEWATER solutions specialist ACWA Services will offer an advanced nutrient recovery solution to UK water companies and AD operators, following a technology licensing agreement...
Farmer consortium opts for digestate pasteurisation
A 5MW farmer-owned AD plant in Suffolk has chosen HRS Heat Exchangers to supply a new system to pasteurise its digestate; the valuable organic...
Doggy bag scheme launches in Inverness
DINERS in Inverness need no longer feel embarrassed to ask for a ‘doggy bag’ for the leftover food they’re not able to finish while...
SLR maps North Sea decom circularity
SLR Consulting recently completed the technical authoring of a Decom North Sea and Zero Waste Scotland funded report on ‘The Management of Decommissioned Material...
Oil leak from ageing landfill
INVESTIGATIONS have been launched by both Aberdeenshire Council and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency into reports of oil spotted leaking from the ageing Blackdog...
Motor control system saves energy for plastics and recycling firms
AN innovative single-speed motor control system is claimed to offer important energy-saving benefits to plastics and recycling firms. It is available in the UK...
Tablet-based food waste monitoring system completes trial
DIVERSIFIED services provider Sodexo says it has successfully trialled LeanPath, an innovative food waste monitoring system, in a two-month pilot.
Following the pilot, the firm...
Scotland moves to standardise recycling systems
Scottish Government and COSLA announce agreement on new consistent recycling systems across Scotland.
Scotland’s Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead was joined by COSLA spokesperson for Development,...
Recycled marine fuels innovator announces first sale of light bitumen
Ecoslops, which claims to be the first company to develop technology to produce recycled marine fuels from marine oil residues (‘slops’), has announced its...
