Day: 10 August 2012

Calor declines move to biodiesel on risk to reliability

Calor has decided against switching 30% of its vehicles to biodiesel fuel after a review found that the move would impact on the reliability of the company's transport operations.

Lottery chair among new faces at Environment Agency

Big Lottery Fund UK chairman Peter Ainsworth has been appointed to the board of the Environment Agency along with two other new members, Karen Burrows and Richard Leafe.

Woking Council targets schools for food waste drive

Woking Borough Council has extended its dedicated food waste service for flats to the majority of its schools in a bid to increase overall recycling rates.

Time to target the drug pushers of fly-tipping

Punishing those who illegally dump waste will never solve the problem - you have to confront the waste producers and increase visibility at the point of disposal, argues Phil Conran

Cruise lines turn back the tide on waste to landfill

The cruise ship industry has created waves with a new sustainability drive opting for refurbishment over landfill.

World’s biggest MRF powers into action

The world's largest materials recovery facility (MRF) capable of processing 110 tonnes of recyclables an hour has opened in Newby Island Resource Recovery Park, California.

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