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Technology firm signs asset monitoring deal with Southern Water
Southern Water has partnered with specialist technology company Samotics to deploy its SAM4 smart condition monitoring system at sites across southern England. The artificial...
CIWM issues ten policy calls to boost growth, jobs and net zero
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has outlined ten policy recommendations for the sector and for the UK Government to deliver on their...
Alarming levels of microplastic pollution revealed by Hampshire chalk stream study
Chalk streams – globally rare rivers once known for their gin-clear waters – are being impacted by microparticle pollution to a disturbing extent, according...
London’s ‘Wet Wipe Island’ is the first such mass to be removed by mechanical...
Work has begun on the mass excavation of a 180-ton mass on an area of the Thames' shore near Hammersmith Bridge, in a first-of-its-kind...
Environmental health trade group calls for extra resources to help tackle issue of empty...
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is calling for extra resources to help environmental health teams deal with the blight of empty homes...
WRAP report documents the financial benefits of adopting circular economy practices
A new report assessing 200 UK businesses and 1,500 consumers appears to show that the adoption of a growing number of circular economy practices...
Scientists issue urgent call ahead of final plastics treaty talks
With the final round of UN negotiations on a global plastics treaty fast approaching, a group of over 60 leading scientists from around the...
UKWIR research explores FOG-based wastewater charging
A robust move towards preventative, source-control solutions to prevent pollutants from entering the wastewater system in England and Wales was a key recommendation of...
Recycled plastic’s unknown constituents could be toxic
A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study seems to show that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach...
Ofwat Innovation Fund highlights nature’s role in solving water sector challenges
The £600m Ofwat Innovation Fund has published its latest learning report, From source to sea: harnessing nature and communities for whole catchment innovation.
The new...
SEPA announces changes to regulation of waste-to-land activities in Scotland
On 2 June, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) said it was informing businesses in Scotland of important changes to the regulation of the...
Traffic noise: Time to get serious?
The developers of noise cameras insist there's a case for them, and the public seem to agree. So far, a number of localities worldwide...
Views from across the plastics value chain were aired at the RECOUP Summit
Plastic recycling charity RECOUP said its inaugural summit on 30 April in Leeds was a resounding success. The event, sponsored by WRAP and Ecosurety,...
Knowledge is power: The scope and limits of air quality monitoring today
Envirotec asked Acoem UK managing director Derrick Jepson for an overview of the UK air quality monitoring landscape today, and some of the challenges...
Sulphurous issue
Veolia Water Technologies recently helped a food manufacturer to eliminate hydrogen sulphide in its wastewater treatment.
VWT had previously supplied effluent treatment chemicals to the...
Brushing with disaster? Technology firm issues warning about acute landfill contributor
Electric toothbrushes are adding to the world’s growing mountain of harmful ewaste at a concerning rate. UK sustainable technology firm In2tec is calling for...
Decarbonisation push in northeast Asia drives demand for UK tech
Region’s net-zero ambitions offer opportunities for UK innovators, says new report
As Japan, South Korea and Taiwan race to decarbonise their economies and embed sustainable...
Plastic pollution in 2025: Technology and legislation outlook
Possibly a surprising enlistment in the ongoing culture wars, plastic is nonetheless another issue where melodrama often trumps detail. Or perhaps that should be...
Study challenges circular fashion’s economic and environmental claims
A new study suggests that circular fashion (CF) – the practice of recycling, reselling, and renting clothing to reduce waste – might not be...
Don’t blame the newts? Challenging the false dichotomy of nature vs the economy
There was widespread misinformation blaming nature as a blocker to growth in the run up to the Chancellor’s speech last week, writes Joe Keegan,...
