CAP fights second waste handling site
June 16, 2008 9:30 am - [0 Comments]
An organisation in Boroughbridge called Communities Against Pollution (CAP) is now fighting a second application from a company to set up a waste management plant in their immediate area.
Waste management industry needs to increase education levels
June 12, 2008 10:00 am - [0 Comments]
Deputy Head of Civil Engineering & Environment at the University of Southampton has commented that the waste industry needs to start educating its staff, or risk using the best workers for the job.
Nuclear plants approved despite High Court ruling
July 13, 2007 1:30 pm - [0 Comments]
Greenpeace has written a letter to Gordon Brown communicating their disappointment in his recent decision to allow a new range of Nuclear Power plants, despite a High Court ruling that makes it clean the government cannot decide anything until there is a full public consultation.
July 3, 2007 1:17 pm - [0 Comments]
The latest Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive has gone live, solidifying the changes meaning that electronics manufacturers are now obliged to foot costs for disposal and recycling of their products, right through to the end of their use.
Big-league companies join fight to reduce packaging waste
June 22, 2007 10:21 am - [0 Comments]
Some of the biggest manufacturers have signed up for the Government-backed project to take responsiblity for the packaging waste their products produce. Companies such as Coca-Cola and Nestle have put their names down for the Courtauld Commitment packaging reduction agreement.
The agreement aims to half packaging waste growth within a year, and reduce the waste by 2010.