A groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of what the builders claim is the World’s first industrial-scale biofuel plant took place this week.
August 31st, 2010New CFL recycling collection scheme launches
A new scheme to collect spent Compact Florescent Lamps (CRLs) is launched today (September 1).
August 30th, 2010Plastic fantastic: UK supermarket bag use halved
Plastic carrier bag handouts at UK supermarkets have halved in just four years, new figures reveal.
August 30th, 2010Eriez Introduce New Equipment at RWM and IFAT 2010
Optimum separation is a key stage in all applications. Eriez has designed and developed an extensive range of separators utilising magnetic principles, and at RWM, UK (stand 1410, Hall 17) and IFAT, Germany (Stand 500, Hall B3) in September 2010, Eriez will be launching 3 new systems for non ferrous and ferrous metal recovery.
Whether you are looking for a waste-to-energy solution or want to find out what grants and funding might be available to help you to grow your recycling business, the Recycling and Waste Management Exhibition (RWM 10) taking place at the NEC, Birmingham from 14 to 16 September can help you to turn waste problems into resource opportunities.
August 26th, 2010CFL bulbs recycling scheme to be expanded following pilots
Two pilot trials of recycling Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) bulbs are to be expanded after proving to be a huge success.
August 25th, 2010Heathrow Airport food waste to be turned into fertiliser
Food waste from Heathrow is to be transformed into fertiliser following a deal between BAA and recycling firm Vertal.
August 25th, 2010Waste firm to run lighter plastic trucks
A waste firm is to introduce plastic vehicles to its fleet which are lighter than traditional trucks and could save up to 11 tonnes of carbon a year each.
August 25th, 2010Sustainabilitylive! call for papers now open
Sustainabilitylive! organiser, Faversham House Group, has opened the call for papers for the 2011 conference and seminar programme.
August 22nd, 2010Continuous Biogas Analysis - More for Less
A new static gas analyser for anaerobic digestion (AD) biogas, and landfill gas monitoring suits tight-budget demand with top-quality design, components and engineering.
August 18th, 2010Rubbish firm banned from hauling waste
A skip firm has been banned from moving waste after flouting waste laws, the Environment Agency said today (August 19).
August 17th, 2010Scientists develop bio-fuel from whisky waste
Waste from whisky distilling has been transformed into a bio-fuel by Scottish scientists.
August 17th, 2010Wilo at IFAT ENTSORGA 2010
Innovations for water supply, sewage disposal and wastewater treatment plant technology - from Wilo at IFAT - IFAT ENTSORGA Munich: Hall C1, stand 337/434
August 16th, 2010Councils unearth plan to ease allotment shortage
Using landfill tax proceeds to buy derelict land for allotments could ease a chronic plots shortage, local councils say.
August 16th, 2010New green school adds to Lincolnshire’s crop
Officials in the Midlands have put forward plans for a new school they say will be the greenest in the region.
August 16th, 2010REID’s new PD1000 develops further reach…
Engineering consultants approached REID Lifting for a very difficult confined space application; to launch a sailing boat from the garden of a client in a beautiful Devonshire coastal village location - over a wall, around a tree and down onto the tidal estuary.
August 15th, 2010100MW biomass power plant planned for Southampton
Helius Energy today (August 16) announced plans to lease a 20 acre site in the Port of Southampton to build a 100MW biomass fuelled power plant.
August 15th, 2010Launch of UK’s first website to pay cash for electrical waste
A website claiming to be the first in the UK to offer cash for all types of electrical waste is due to launch today (August 16)
August 15th, 2010Burying plastic bottles can be better than recycling, report claims
Dumping used plastic bottles in landfill can sometimes be better for the environment than recycling them a controversial report claims.
Burkert has provided a complete process control system, including level and flow monitoring, fluid control and process actuation, for a new Moulding Station and Effluent Treatment plant, installed at Mersen’s new production facility at Eurocentral in Scotland.
ARS Ltd will once again be offering Innovative and Cost-effective Solutions to the Recycling Industry at this year’s RWM Exhibition.
Powerful suction to extract landfill gas for maximum power generation is increasing negative pressures within landfill sites.
When HW Martin required a state-of-the-art RDF facility, they chose OKLM to design and build the plant and the revolutionary new UNTHA TR Series shredder, supplied by Riverside Waste Machinery, to fulfil their high-performance shredding requirements.
August 9th, 2010Eko Algae trials in the UK
Eko Algae along with its mother company EKO GEA has just finished trials for the remediation of contaminated soils using our unique algae product.
August 9th, 2010A Catalyst For Centrifuge Change
Decapress conquers the problem of dense solids separation
August 8th, 201040 dead pigeons dumped in the sea
The bodies of about 40 dead pigeons have been found dumped in the sea today (August 9) by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
August 8th, 2010Dublin launches anti-litter drive
Dublin City Council last week launched a new drive aimed at tackling cigarette and chewing gum dumped on its street.
August 4th, 2010University starts work on AD plant
A university specialising in country-life based education has began work on its own anaerobic digestion plant.
August 3rd, 2010Irish taxpayers to foot bill for illegal cross border dumping
The Irish Government is to pay more than €36 million to deal with waste illegally dumped across the border.
August 2nd, 2010Waste threatens China’s Three Gorges Dam
Chinese efforts to battle floods across the vast country are being threatened by tonnes of waste caught in the Yangtze River and now on a collision course with a hydroelectric dam.
