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Dedicated ECU body wanted to guarantee enforcement of European waste law, announces Commission study
A European Commission study published on 1 February 2010 counsels setting up a dedicated European body to oversee the execution and enforcement of ECU waste law. The study is a part of a collection of steps being taken by the Commission to [...]
Clients have named Enviros the best consultancy in four categories in the 2009 Edie Awards for Environmental Excellence after being shortlisted for all nine consultancy awards.
Leading engineering, sciences and project delivery firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has acquired Enviros, a multi-disciplinary sustainability, environmental and health and safety consultancy in the UK.
Defra Announces Body to Help Businesses and Communities Go Green
Defra has announced a new body to help businesses and communities go green
Defra is bringing together a range of bodies under WRAP’s leadership to provide a one-stop-shop to help businesses, organisations and households become more resource efficient, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn announced today.
The decision was made [...]
The Welsh Assembly Government has announced a £800,000 package to help reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfills in Wales of which £100,000 to help Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. In Merthyr Tydfil, the funding will be used for a door-knocking campaign to encourage more households to recycle.
The remainder of the £800,000 is expected to be used to support plastics recycling in Wales and develop “Zero waste places”.
Tags: environment, landfill, Municipal, recycling, rubbish, waste recycling, welsh assembly governmentA new Waste Design Guide titled; “Designing Waste Facilities, a key guide to modern design in waste”, has been produced by Enviros Consulting for Defra, in partnership with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). This new document is expected to become a key reference document for waste professionals in the UK [...]
Technology industry “very pleased” over WFD revisions
09-07-2008
The Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) – the trade association for the environmental technology industry – has welcomed revisions to the Waste Framework Directive which were approved by the European Parliament last month.
The group’s aim is to maximise opportunities for effective materials recovery without jeopardising environmental standards.
The EIC’s Waste Resources [...]
The Waster always likes to hear good news about landfill. So he was delighted to be able to pass this on…
Global Warming Solution: Landfill Forests?
Study: Growing, Then Burying, Trees To Stop Carbon Buildup
The whole problem with global warming starts with digging up and burning the carbon from plants and animals, in the form of coal [...]
Protestor gives Churchillian speech
More than 150 angry residents filled a public meeting to protest against controversial plans for a new waste tip on the outskirts of Chorley.
A planning application has been submitted to Lancashire County Council by disposal giants Biffa for a new landfill site close to its existing site in Abbey Village.
The move has [...]
Now more than ever, legislative and regulatory environmental issues are of vital importance and top-of-mind with today’s business leaders.The Capitol Hill Summit, a new conference to be held February 12-13, 2008 in Washington, D.C., will bring together environmental and waste executives from corporations both large and small, as well as companies that provide environmental services [...]
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