Day: 6 September 2012

Shuker: Labour would unite Whitehall on waste

Labour is exploring the idea of an Office of Resource Efficiency, which would sit in the Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and join up policy across government.

VIDEO: Wash-off labels set to boost bottle recycling

Wash-off labels for glass and PET bottles have been developed to help brand owners maximise opportunities for material recycling of their products.

EU investigates solar panel imports from China

The European Commission has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of solar panels from China.

Shredding firm gets environmental stamp of approval

PHS Datashred, a national paper and IT shredding business, has reduced its fuel usage by nearly 25% in the past three years - 20% beyond its original target.

WRAP to unveil ‘business case’ for textiles recycling

Commercial opportunities around textiles reuse and recycling will be revealed in new research due to be released by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) next week.

Rift widens between green lobbyists and businesses as Heathrow U-turn looms

David Cameron yesterday reassured opponents to a third runway at Heathrow that he would honour his manifesto not to expand it before the end of the current parliament.

The big bottleneck on plastics packaging

Brand leaders are demanding more recycled content in their packaging than reprocessors can deliver on, so what is causing this market failure? Chris Cullen attempts to find out

Government faces calls to bolster support for EfW

Energy-from-waste leaders have called on the Government to do more to back low carbon technologies following the Prime Minister's cabinet reshuffle this week.

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