Day: 5 August 2014

Recycling Carbon Index 2014

Now in its second year, Eunomia has developed the Local Authority Recycling Carbon Index as an alternative measure of the environmental performance of councils' waste and recycling services.

Energy

Businesses warm to wood heat as installed capacity passes 1GW milestone

Almost 5,000 wood heating installations have been accredited under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) as total installed capacity passed the 1GW capacity milestone last week.

Council emissions savings down 3% as recycling rate stalls

The amount of CO2 being saved by local councils in England and Wales through recycling fell by 3%, between 2011/12 and 2012/13, according to a new recycling report released last week.

Tiffany committed to new sustainable mining standard

Tiffany & Co. has reaffirmed its sustainability commitments through its work as a founding member of the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), according to the jewellery company's latest CSR report.

New EPC standards could hit one in three commercial properties

Commercial property owners across the country are being urged to 'get ahead of the game' and prepare for upcoming energy efficiency standards which could have a negative effect on more than a third of buildings.

Largest food AD plant in Wales comes online

The largest food waste anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Wales is now live with the potential to power all of the homes in one of the UK's smallest cities.

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