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Day: 8 August 2013

Fishing net recovery trials show potential for closing the loop

A pilot project to manufacture products from recycled fishing nets has been deemed a success out in Ireland and could pave the way for a commercially viable closed loop process.

EXCLUSIVE: DECC’s plans for biomethane ‘anti-competitive’ says UPS

Internal conflicts in Government are restricting the use of biomethane in the transport and logistics sector, which could potentially decarbonise heavy truck fleets, says UPS' director of sustainability for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Peter Harris.

UPS: en route to a fuel efficient future

From using electric vehicles in New York City during the 1930s to operating one of the world's largest fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, UPS has long practiced environmentally-conscious innovations. Leigh Stringer looks into the company's approach to further reducing its CO2 emissions

Energy

Unilever builds on BT partnership to deliver sustainable growth

Unilever has extended its IT outsourcing contract with BT for another three years as both companies look to deepen collaboration to help reduce their environmental impacts.

Industry unites to urge government action on waste investment

The Government has been warned that it risks "sleep walking" into a waste infrastructure shortfall unless it conducts an urgent review of its waste data and revises the investment decisions made on the back of it.

Those wasting water should pay for environmental costs says CIWEM

Basic water usage should be charged to combat wastefulness and increase efficiency, says the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM).

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