Month: November 2012

Resource minister urges greater reclaim for textiles

Used clothing is an increasingly valuable commodity, but this message needs to be drilled home to businesses and consumers, resource minister Lord de Mauley warned today.

Biggest night on the sustainability calendar unveils award winners

The Sustainability Leaders Awards 2012 was host to a fantastic evening of celebration and networking with the leading lights, biggest brands and champions of sustainability.

Quantum leap for food waste as bread is kept ‘fresh’ for 60 days

Breakthrough technology that claims to keep bread edible for up to two months has been hailed as a food waste saviour out in the US.

Sustainability ‘imperative’ for business leadership

Sustainability and growth are no longer at odds and are now very much in sync, says OgilvyEarth's president Kim Slicklein.

E-waste firm Redeem ‘fastest growing’ recycler in UK

WEEE specialist Redeem has been named as the UK's fastest growing recycling company in terms of revenue according to an annual waste industry league table.

Green living policies are bypassing tower blocks

People who live in high rise estates are being sidelined by green policy measures despite huge potential for them to be at the forefront of this agenda.

Front runners in solid recovered fuel

Stoke-on-Trent-based Brown Recycling has ambitions to become a UK market leader in solid recovered fuel. Nick Warburton visited its state-of-the-art facility to find out more

Landfill tax ‘successor’ needed to push waste up hierarchy

A new tranche of green tax measures has been called for to stimulate sustainable investment at the top end of the waste hierarchy.

European Parliament agrees €6bn for clean energy research

€6bn (£4.86) will be allocated to renewables, energy efficiency, smart grids and storage after a vote by the European Parliament's Energy and Research Committee (ITRE) today.

Biffa set to slash debts by half through refinance deal

Biffa has announced a refinancing plan that will see the business undergo a significant restructuring process to reduce over half of its £1.1bn debt.

Preventative action needed on Europe’s water vulnerability

Human-induced alterations to the environment such as land use, water abstraction and climate change are threatening Europe's natural cycle of water availability, according to a report published this week.

Energy Bill ‘welcome boost’ to business

The Government's long awaited Energy Bill, published today, has been well received by businesses and industry, despite the absence of a 2030 decarbonisation target.

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