Day: 20 December 2011

Manchester waterways clean-up project reveals bizarre dumps

A doll's house, giant Guinness hat and wrestling DVD have been some of the more unusual objects collected from Manchester's waterways as part of a clean-up project.

Highway Agency to use SUDS for £375m dual carriageway upgrade

The Highway Agency has revealed plans to use a sustainable drainage solution (SUDS) as part of its £375m dual carriageway upgrade.

Only 55 operating landfill sites left in England by 2020, study predicts

By 2020 there will be just over 50 non-hazardous landfill sites operating across England - the equivalent to one per county - according to a new report.

Give us greater security on the resource issue

Decisions in a field as complex and slippery as resource efficiency/security need to be well thought out if they are to be effective, argues Matthew Farrow

Businesses set to benefit from £500,000 food waste fund

WRAP has announced a £500,000 fund to encourage best practice in commercial food waste collections from businesses and the public sector.

Northern Ireland Water unveils £7m wastewater upgrade plans

Northern Ireland Water (NIW) has unveiled plans for a £7m upgrade to Newcastle wastewater treatment works.

Biogas plant set to feed off commercial food waste in Wiltshire

Wiltshire's first commercial anaerobic digestion (AD) facility will be up and running next year, processing up to 20,000 tonnes of commercial food and slurry waste.

Energy minister heckled as FITs fight goes back to court

Energy minister Greg Barker was heckled as he spoke at the Micropower Council's Christmas drinks in Westminster last night (December 19).

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