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Coca-Cola hunts for the elusive 'black box' of recycling behaviour
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has revealed more detail on its international pilot project
to explore the social science behind recycling by studying people's waste habits in the
home.
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Sustainability must go mainstream: Interview with Peter Bakker
Business cannot succeed in a society that fails - that is the personal mantra of Peter Bakker, president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. He takes time out to tell Zeljka Davis why
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Brits show growing appetite for sharing economy
The sharing economy - in which goods and services are based on collaborative
consumption - is now valued at 330bn globally and 22.4bn in the UK, according
to new research. ...
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EXCLUSIVE: RBS in move to save reputation through sustainability reporting
Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) deputy head of sustainability Duncan Young has
highlighted the importance of sustainability reporting in shrugging off the
negative reputation of his company. ...
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Carbon Trust launches £2m offshore wind project to increase energy yields
The Carbon Trust today unveiled its latest wind energy research project which aims to help the industry to improve prediction accuracy, reduce financing costs and optimise wind farm layouts. ...
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Sir David Attenborough hails Cory's landfill transformation
Sir David Attenborough has officially opened a nature park on a former landfill site in
Essex, hailing it a "new chapter" for the region's landscape.
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PG Tips targets tea bag recycling with Recyclebank
PG Tips has joined forces with Recyclebank to raise consumer awareness of tea bag
recycling through a social media campaign.
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'Tangible' sign of support as Government doubles renewable heat funding
The amount of funding available to households installing renewable
heat technologies through the Renewable Heat Premium Payment
(RHPP), has mostly doubled, it was announced by DECC today. ...
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Renewable energy debate needs 'more evidence' and 'less media hype'
A call for fact-based research on the role of renewables within the
UK's energy mix has been issued by cross-party think tank Carbon
Connect. ...
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Businesses asked how EU environment policies impact the UK
Defra and DECC have launched a consultation asking businesses and
organisations whether being a part of the EU helps or hinders their
work on the environment and climate change. ...
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More than a third of local authorities flouting European energy regulations
More than a third of local authorities across England and Wales are
in breach of a European energy efficiency directive, according to
the Property and Energy Professionals Association (PEPA)....
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Features
John Woodruff urges councils to engage with AD industry
The chair of the National Association for Waste Disposal Officers talks to Stuart Spear ahead of this year's UK AD & Biogas event ...
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Sustainability must go mainstream: Interview with Peter Bakker
Business cannot succeed in a society that fails - that is the personal mantra of Peter Bakker, president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. He takes time out to tell Zeljka Davis why ...
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PART L 2013 - what will it mean for the construction industry?
Following an industry consultation, the UK Government is due to announce its decision on Part L of the Building Regulations imminently. However, when the announcement is made, will we see a transformation in the way houses are built in the UK, or will the road to zero carbon take a back-seat? Asks A...
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Exploring water usage: Sainsburys journey to a 50% water reduction
Exploring water consumption throughout Sainsburys estate has been a difficult but rewarding challenge. Announcing last month that it had achieved a total water reduction of 50%, Leigh Stringer discovers the financial gains from cutting water use at one of the largest retailer's in the UK. ...
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Circular re-entry: are you ready to go beyond recycling?
At ground level, the circular economy means a lot more than just sending your waste to be recycled. It's about tapping into those materials once they re-enter the economy. Mike Taylor explains ...
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Councils must get compliance right to maximise WEEE recycling
The national recycling target for WEEE will increase in the coming years, which means it is more important than ever that councils work with the right compliance schemes, argues Simon Cook ...
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Damage limitation: how recyclers can reduce incident risks
Delivery and collection is vital but waste and recycling companies can be open to damaging claims should an incident occur off-site. Philip Bladon offers some useful advice for the sector...
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Products & Services
Water Reuse at Cornish Abattoir exceeds expectations
When it comes to water, being conservative makes good business sense....
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Overload Protection
Overload Protection suitable for Vehicles up to 8.2 Tonnes GVW. The Limitlite Plus is an efficient, simple to use Axle Load Indicator, which has been designed to provide the driver of a vehicle with information to help prevent exceeding their legal weight limit. This covers Front and Rear Axles, as ...
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Weight Indicators for legal load limits on individual axles
Basic Overload Protection designed to give a warning of approaching and exceeded legal load limits on individual axles and Gross Vehicle Weight. Using spring deflection, it is usually not as accurate as loadcell based systems, but still falls well within the guidelines for VOSA enforcement of overlo...
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Asbestos Surveyor - Asbestos P402 - Scotland
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Think small enough and food wastage could be slashed
In case you haven't seen it already, we've just published a food waste supplement as part of our Resource Revolution campaign....
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What have we learnt in 75 years?
In 1938 a young amateur scientist made the first connection between global warming and CO2 emissions. His idea received little attention at the time and many shunned his calculations as absurd but 75 years later we have to ask, have we finally accepted the relationship between humans and the changin...
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Applying Victor's Razor to UK energy policy
You may remember Victor Kiam, the US entrepreneur of television fame who 'liked the product so much he bought the company'. In fact he bought the Remington Shaver Company out of collapse and turned what was a $30m dollar loss into a $47m profit. ...
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Events
Sustainable Water 2013
10/09/2013 to 11/09/2013Hotel Russell, LondonWWT's flagship event, Sustainable Water, is a must-attend conference for forward-thinking individuals looking to future proof their infrastructure....
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Gas and Power Asset Management
04/07/2013 to 04/07/2013Hilton Birmingham MetropoleUtility Week’s Energy & Power Asset Management Conference is a must-attend event for organisations seeking new approaches to addressing the increasing...
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Wastewater Infrastructure & Networks Conference
03/07/2013 to 03/07/2013Holiday Inn Birmingham City CentreWWT's Wastewater Infrastructure & Networks Conference is a must-attend event for all wastewater service providers looking to optimise existing assets....
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UK AD & Biogas 2013
03/07/2013 to 04/07/2013NEC, Birmingham, Hall 3aIf you want to find out more about anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas and make valuable contacts in the industry then make sure you register now....
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Interesting point about the obsession with having stock-loads of food on the shelf. From my time working at sainsburys, we we...
This sounds like a great initiative. Is the cheese maker claiming that its operations are carbon neutral or the product? For ...
Sorry, but miscanthus is a perennial not an annual....
Is there no way the Scots could send Trump back to where he came from without losing his millions (or trillions??)
Hildeg...
Where does this leave us with respect to Thames Water's nonsensical ?4.4bn (current estimated capital cost only) super-sewer?...
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