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...
Scottish tech firm lands contract to track UK waste
Award-winning data analytics business Topolytics is working with the Ordnance Survey to create a system to monitor and track all of the UK's waste....
Clothing study challenges perception that paying a higher price means they will last longer
The findings were uncovered in a study conducted by the School of Design at the University of Leeds, published in late July. Said to...
How will the economic downturn affect PRN prices?
Joseph Doherty, Managing Director of waste management services firm Re-Gen Waste, believes that the PRN prices will be affected by the cost of living...
England-only environmental watchdog post Brexit deeply flawed, planners warn
Proposals for a post-Brexit environmental watchdog that only has jurisdiction for England are deeply flawed and will not provide enough independent scrutiny of the...
Recovering solvents
Envirotec reviews aspects of solvent recovery, and recycling chemical waste streams
SOLVENTS are used in a wide variety of industrial processes, including areas like printing,...
Oldham council and residents take innovative approach to tackling fly-tipping
Residents in Oldham who are fed up of fly-tipping are taking an innovative approach to tackling the issue in their community as part of...
Monitoring nuclear waste legacy ponds
Following rigorous assessment, water quality monitoring sondes from Xylem Analytics are being deployed in what is arguably one of the most hostile environments imaginable:...
Waste and recycling: taking a proactive approach to fire safety
As we enter the warmer months, waste and recycling sites are increasingly vulnerable to fire. Such risks are amplified by the presence of batteries...
Global Waste Index 2022 highlights leaders and laggards
There are still major differences in the amount of waste generated across the world, and how it is disposed, a finding confirmed by a...
Cleaner air in the capital: London has first UK authority to run fully electric...
The City of London Corporation will become the first UK governing body to run a full fleet of Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles (ERCVs) following...
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...
Crime doesn’t pay for owner who rented waste sites
A landowner was ordered to hand over £207,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act for rent payments he received from illegally operated waste sites.
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Bin breakdown: Project aims for a better grasp of litter composition
A new project from recycling charity RECOUP aims to develop a standardized, evidence-based methodology for collecting and analysing litter, creating a comprehensive data set.
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Siemens to produce high-conversion-rate incinerator
A new waste incinerator is claimed to be "turning heads" in the recycling and waste processing world because of its ability to process previously...
Gate fees snapshot shows changing market picture
WRAP’s annual Gate Fees Report has found a number of changes since last year. The updated comparison of alternative waste management costs for...
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...
No butts: Time to eradicate litter item as research clarifies toxic cargo
Cigarette filters are the world’s most common form of litter. New research appears to show that the filters leak thousands of toxins and plastic...
Software platform helps Plymouth City Council digitally transform key services
Infrastructure asset management software provider Yotta offers a case study detailing how its connected asset management technology provides a single-system across trees, playgrounds and...
Prison sentence for illegal waste business owner in Kent
The owner of a skip-hire company in north Kent has received a custodial sentence after the harmful way he handled waste on the banks...
