Day: 24 January 2014

Wembley Stadium achieves international environmental certification

Wembley has become one of the first national stadiums to be certified to ISO 14001, the international standard for the implementation of Environmental Management Systems.

Councils must enforce new licences for scrap

Following the implementation of the 2013 Scrap Metal Dealers Act, BMRA's Ian Hetherington explains how the new legislation provides the opportunity to clamp down on criminal activity if vigorously enforced.

PRN system reform ‘will’ aid economy

A reform of the packaging recovery note system will stimulate economic growth and provide a sustainable business model for the plastics recycling industry, according to an industry expert.

£8m AD plant officially unveiled in County Durham

Emerald Biogas has officially opened an anaerobic digestion facility which will recycle commercial food waste and create renewable energy in the north east.

Davos: Circular economy could generate $1trn a year for global economy by 2025

The build-up of 'circular' supply chains that increase the rate of recycling, reuse and remanufacture could generate more than $1trn (£600bn) a year for the global economy by 2025, according to a new report.

Indian authorities to evict Coca-Cola from ‘illegally occupied land’

Local authorities in India are reclaiming land from beverage giant Coca-Cola, after the company was found guilty of illegally occupying the land at its bottling plant in Mehdiganj.

Bacardi continues to cut water use but stumbles on CO2 emissions

Spirits giant Bacardi reduced its water consumption by more than 6% in 2013, contributing to a total decrease of almost 45% since 2009.

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