Day: 27 April 2012

Green Party: Hosepipe bans due to water mismanagement

The UK's drought status and hosepipe ban during a period of torrential rain is the result of mismanagement by water companies.

ANALYSIS: Waste financiers not yet fired up by GIB

News this week that the waste sector is one of the first beneficiaries of Green Investment Bank funding has been welcomed, but equity alone will not be a silver bullet in delivering the scale of infrastructure required.

AECOM scoops CDP contract

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has awarded technical management provider AECOM a contract to work on its 2012 cities report.

Environmental leaders slam Cameron’s speech as ‘hot air’

Prime Minister David Cameron has come under fire from leading environmental figures after what was heralded as a keynote green economic speech was downgraded.

EnvironCom clinches Travis Perkins WEEE deal

Travis Perkins Group has appointed EnvironCom to manage its waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recovery operations.

Waste authority goes outreach with cookery club

West London Waste Authority (WLWA) is preparing to launch its first ever Let's Get Cooking club to teach people how they can reduce the amount of food waste their home produces.

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