Day: 26 April 2012

Sustainability past ‘toddler’ stage but not there yet

We're talking the talk, but might not be walking the walk as there is still some way to go before sustainability is fully integrated into business.

NHS sitting on waste-to-energy ‘gold mine’

Hospitals could make significant savings in the future by tapping into the waste they produce to power their sites as part of a decentralised energy strategy.

PM must restore renewables bankability

Government must provide clear ambition, greater consistency and establish market conditions to help "repair" investor confidence in the green economy.

Minister: Irish Water ‘will not be privatised’

The evolving national water utility in the Republic of Ireland will not be a private enterprise, minister Fergus O'Dowd of the Department of the Environment has told a water industry gathering.

In brief: organic waste contract news

Latest developments in organic waste treatment involve build work for three new anaerobic digestion and biomass sites, plus a key bio-digestate contract win.

Landfill gas gears up to power Nissan car production

Nissan is to start rolling out cars on biogas-powered production lines as part of Mexico's first landfill gas capture project.

Joanna Lumley goes Shwopping as new face of Plan A

Joanna Lumley has become the new worldwide ambassador for Marks & Spencer's Plan A programme as she unveils an initiative that aims to take textiles recycling to another level.

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