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There are many lessons the waste sector can learn from the OFT's investigation of the construction industry cartel. Rosemary Choueka outlines the key points
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Michael Starling, principal consultant at BMT Renewables, a subsidiary of BMT Group, explains Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREIs).
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A TV ad for ExxonMobil featuring a scientist talking about researching algae as a source of biofuel cannot be screened again after a complaint to advertising watchdogs.
» Opportunity for Defra to get to grips with food labelling laws
» New flood and water management act to hit farmers
New materials are making access covers safer and less expensive, says Andrew Burton, general manager of Structural Science Composites, a manufacturer that has joined the Motorcycle Action Group for a new campaign
A pragmatic policy on charging may be in sight, writes Barrie Clarke of Undercurrent
» Grand designs on water
» Natural selection
'Big Six' energy giant EDF has written to the Government to reassure it after it was found guilty of hacking into campaigner's computers. The owner of a Devon waste recycling business has been ordered to pay £6,302 in
fines and costs for illegally disposing of waste on Bonfire Night. » Chinese companies found guilty of making fake valves
» Energy minister to face police probe
1st July 2010 saw the WEEE Directive celebrate its third birthday. It shares this event with the smoking ban, but if we consider the impact these legislations have had on the public psyche, it's clear that while few would consider lighting up in a shopping centre, most wouldn't think anything of put
Michael Starling, principal consultant at BMT Renewables, a subsidiary of BMT Group, explains Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREIs).
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