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Energy 

Ed Davey takes over energy hot seat

Chris Huhne's vacated role as energy secretary has been given to a fellow Lib Dem with a history of speaking out on controversial issues. ... read more


Energy 

Business reaction to Chris Huhne's departure

Former energy secretary Chris Huhne leaves office as a man who has taken environmental issues to the forefront of politics, but will be forever tainted by solar subsidies changes and a failure to tackle rising energy bills. ... read more

Applications for Eric Pickles' weekly bin fund are now open
Waste 

Weekly food waste collections eligible for Pickles £250m bin fund

Food waste collections will be covered by the Government's £250m fund to help restore household weekly bin rounds, which is now open for local authority applications. ... read more

Schick's new Xtreme3 eco razor range
Waste 

Recycled razor launch promises a greener shave

Schick has developed what it claims is the world's most sustainably produced disposable razor and associated packaging. ... read more

Partnership working is central to Kraft Food's waste reduction drive
Waste 

Kraft Foods cuts global manufacturing waste by half

Kraft Foods has undertaken a huge recycling programme across all of its global operations, reducing manufacturing waste by 50% since 2005 with 36 of its facilities now sending zero waste to landfill. ... read more


Energy 

Updated: Huhne quits cabinet as he faces trial over speeding points allegation

Energy secretary, Chris Huhne, will face trial over allegations he asked his ex-wife to take driving license speeding points for him. ... read more


Water 

Water industry debates challenges post Water White Paper

UK water industry experts gathered in London today (February 2) to discuss the future of the water industry following the release of the Government's Water White Paper (WWP). ... read more

Richard Lochhead and Avondale MD Colin Cooper inside the new MRF
Waste 

Scottish landfill operator unveils cutting edge MRF/RDF facility

A £20m recycling and refuse-derived fuel facility is one step closer to going live in Scotland for the treatment of residual waste. ... read more


Energy 

UK green corporate spending forecast to grow rapidly

UK sustainable business spending is set to grow twenty times faster than economic growth in 2012 and will be responsible for driving green growth, it has been claimed. ... read more

Restricting drinking straws to request only will help food operators with waste costs
Waste 

London restaurants opt for drinking straws ban to cut plastic waste

London restaurants, bars and cafes have joined forces to launch the UK's first 'Straw Wars' campaign in a bid to cut down on the use of plastic drinking straws by customers. ... read more


Energy 

Compensation for false teeth lost in nuclear reactor 'rebuffed'

An engineer who sneezed sending his dentures plunging to the bottom of a nuclear reactor was turned down for compensation. ... read more

Professor Christian Ekberg will co-ordinate the nuclear fuel recycling project
Waste 

Nuclear fuel recycling boost could achieve 80% recovery level

Researchers in Sweden are investigating ways to maximise the recycling of nuclear fuel for fourth-generation power systems. ... read more

Ford accelerates its manufacturing waste goals (Credit: khunaspix / Shutterstock.com)
Waste 

Ford gears up to cut manufacturing waste by 70%

Car manufacturing giant Ford has unveiled plans to slash landfilled waste across its European plants by 70% by 2016 as part of its new five-year sustainability strategy. ... read more


Energy 

Biofuels tax drivers €18 billion but don't reduce emissions

Motorists across Europe are to pay €18 billion a year for petrol and diesel as a result of EU biofuel targets that do not to reduce emissions, according to new research today (February 2). ... read more


Energy 

DECC ponders staggered FITs reduction option

Plans for introducing a staged reduction to Feed-In Tariff (FITs) as an attempt to sort out confusion engulfing the solar industry are due to be announced next week. ... read more


Energy 

DECC 'misled' Parliament on need for new nuclear

The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) 'misled' MPs by claiming new nuclear was needed to meet the UK's increasing energy needs, according to a new report. ... read more


Energy 

New evidence shows pylon plans need rethinking

The Government has 'greatly overestimated' the costs of burying electricity cables underground, according to anti-pylon campaigners. ... read more


Energy 

British Gas and Thames Water to work on resource shortages together

Tackling droughts and energy inefficient homes are at the centre of new partnership between two of the UK's biggest utility firms. ... read more


Water 

Plans to extend EU list of dangerous water pollutants 'fall short', says WWF

Environmental group WWF has criticised plans by the European Commission to add 15 new chemicals to the current EU list of 33 dangerous water pollutants, arguing proposals "fall short". ... read more

The National Trust has chosen to outsource all its waste requirements
Waste 

National Trust chooses Reconomy as waste partner

The National Trust has appointed outsourcing firm Reconomy to manage waste across all of its properties for the next five years. ... read more

A fund to help small businesses benefit from anaerobic digestion has been launched
Waste 

AD project will help fund small-scale operators

A project to encourage greater uptake of anaerobic digestion (AD) technologies among rural and small businesses has been launched. ... read more

Suppliers are the weak link in retail waste reduction (Credit: Chanclos / Shutterstock.com)
Waste 

ANALYSIS: Retailers fall short in tackling supply chain waste

Retailers are still finding their supply chains a challenge when it comes to reducing waste, despite making good progress within their own internal operations. ... read more


Water 

British Water launches international SME group

An international group for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) has launched, in a bid to help them compete with major businesses in the global water market.... read more


Water 

Coca-Cola on track to become 'water neutral' by 2020

Drinks giant Coca-Cola has unveiled how it will continue to hit "stringent" targets to reduce water usage in its first digital Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). ... read more

A picture from previous protests against the planned station
Energy 

EDF to plough £30m for mitigating impact of Hinkley Point C

The energy company behind a controversial new nuclear power station has promised to spend £30m mitigating the initial building work. ... read more


Energy 

Samsung to invest £100m and create 500 Scottish green jobs

Korean electronics giant Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has committed to create 500 renewable energy jobs and invest £100m in Scotland. ... read more


Water 

Businesses urged to reduce water usage

Water flows have improved in the UK's rivers as a result of tighter rules on abstraction for businesses, water companies and agriculture, but there is still a way to go says the Environment Agency (EA). ... read more


Energy 

Scotland cutting emissions says CCC

Scotland's 2009 emissions fell 3% below the 2010 target according to the report of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). ... read more


Energy 

Tesco to drop carbon footprint labels?

Supermarket giant Tesco is back tracking on its support for carbon labelling of its products. ... read more

 L-R: Marie Porteous, Chris Sloey and David Birrell, production manager at Viridor
Waste 

Scottish health board tasks Viridor with 75% recycling target

NHS Lanarkshire has awarded a waste contract to Viridor to boost the health board's recycling rates and help reduce disposal costs. ... read more


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Ecologia was appointed to design, manufacture, install and commission remediation equipment for the remediation of a former gas work site located in Kent.... read more

Enviro Technology predicts air quality will move up the political agenda in 2012

The next 12 months will see a substantial increase in awareness of the issue of air quality in the UK and a renewed focus on solving the problem, according to air quality monitoring experts, Enviro Technology.... read more


T-T Enviro's range of Separators

T-T Enviro, a relatively young division of T-T, is already proving a great success, with its wide range of separators, mixers and heavy duty chopper pumps for Agricultural and Industrial applications including Bio-gas applications.... read more


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We purchase, then package for confusion

Packaging – it’s the price we pay for convenience, on a consumer level at least. This growth in material use presents a real dilemma for both manufacturers who want to preserve product quality, and retailers, who have to sell it to consum...... read more


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Government and business in the ring for a FITS Fight

The Government’s attempts to cut small-scale solar panel subsidies have failed this week, as the Court of Appeal ruled the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is acting unlawfully by cutting Feed-In Tariffs (FITs) before the end of i...... read more

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