Veolia launches biorefinery project to produce CO2-neutral biofuel from pulp production
Veolia has launched what it calls the world's largest biorefinery project "producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill, located in Finland". The project aims...
Recycling food is top of UK businesses’ green agenda
Nearly half of all businesses (46%) across the UK have ‘recycling food waste’ at the top of their priorities to reduce their organisation’s carbon...
Bexley council launches app-based anti-food-waste campaign
Household food waste project will see Council partnering with two food waste apps – OLIO & Kitche
The Bexley Household Food Waste Project launched on...
Start-up providing sustainable Omega-3 secures £2.3m funding
Edinburgh-based biotechnology start-up MiAlgae has secured further investment of £2.3m to help drive the next stage of its growth journey.
Established in 2016, the firm...
Landfill sites: not just a load of rubbish, say biotechnology researchers
Cellulose fiber from rice straw viewed with a scanning electron microscope. Landfill sites contain high volumes of cellulose, and lignin, a polymer largely responsible...
“Powerchips” speed the digestion of organic waste, says firm
Power Knot LLC, a specialist in onsite organic waste management solutions, announced on 28 January that it has released Powerchips Green, a new medium...
Gasification platform demonstrates renewable gas production from SRF
Located in the heart of “Chemical Valley” in Saint-Fons (Rhône), France, the GAYA semi-industrial Research & Development platform took a historic step forward in...
Firm delivers biowaste decontamination at UK COVID-19 vaccine production facility
Cleaning and waste decontamination specialist Suncombe has designed, built and delivered high specification biowaste effluent decontamination systems (EDS) "in an extremely short timeframe" to...
Landfill gas group launched by REA
In response to demand from its members, the REA has set up a group to cater for the landfill gas sector, it was announced...
Food labels behavioural campaign signs up major brands
An anti-food-waste initiative is celebrating its first anniversary and the milestone achievement of having over 40 food and drink brands signed up.
The ‘Look, Smell,...
Kwasi Kwarteng says biomass wood imports are “not sustainable”
Cooling towers at Drax, North Yorkshire (image credit: Shutterstock.com / Phil Silverman).
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told a private meeting of MPs this week that...
Manifesto outlines energy from waste industry opporunities
An updated renewable energy from waste manifesto has been released by Privilege Finance, following a series of monumental changes which have impacted the industry...
By leaving garden waste alone, we could store 600k tons of CO2 per year
We would be doing the climate a great service if we just left garden waste alone, instead of shuttling it out of our gardens,...
Reactor supply assists team developing catalysts for biomass transformation
Working closely with researchers at the Centrale Lille Institute in Lille, France, laboratory equipment firm Asynt says it has developed and supplied two custom...
Unlikely items that work well for home composting
A few tips on the unlikely waste items that can help make nutrient rich compost for the garden, are offered by horticultural experts at...
‘Keep off the grass’: the biofuel that could help us achieve net zero
Some grasses are a sustainable energy source that could be a driving force towards achieving net zero carbon emissions, according to new research that...
Become an insect farmer to turn muck into brass and help save the planet,...
A ‘how-to’ guide on the benefits of becoming an insect farmer was published by Zero Waste Scotland on 14 January.
"You won’t need acres of...
Comment: Northern Ireland waste statistics and the importance of collecting organics
Well over half of all household material sent for recycling over the three months to June this year was composted, according to the...
Food waste app becomes official partner of Circular Yorkshire Month
Too Good To Go, billed as "the food app with a conscience", has announced that it has joined Circular Yorkshire Month as an official partner.
Winners of AD and Biogas Industry Awards 2020 celebrated
The winners of the 2020 AD and Biogas Industry Awards were announced on 8 October in a virtual Awards Ceremony hosted by the Anaerobic...
