Day: 13 December 2011

Fighting litter with community spirit

Eight local authorities have signed up to Keep Britain Tidy's latest campaign, which aims to reduce litter on the street. Stuart Spear reports

Circular economy

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies appoints new business development director

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies has appointed a new business development director to handle its industrial outsourcing.

FITs campaigners call on Cameron to secure future of UK solar

Solar industry campaigners are set to deliver a letter to Downing Street later today (December 13) calling on David Cameron and Nick Clegg to secure the future of the UK solar industry and save thousands of jobs.

EfW biomass plant gains double ROCs approval

An energy-from-waste facility in Peterborough has received renewable obligation certificate (ROCs) pre-accreditation approval from Ofgem.

VIDEO: Media giant UBM targets waste reduction as recycling rates hit 95%

Global media business UBM is nearing a 95% recycling rate for its office waste and is now actively looking at how it can reduce waste throughout its supply chain.

Modern Water completes acquisition of water quality division

Modern Water Group (MWG) has completed a $4.5m acquisition of Strategic Diagnostics (SDIX) water quality division, including its toxicity testing technology Microtox.

Biffa to roll out household collections for small WEEE

Biffa is to introduce kerbside collections for small items of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) for three of its local authority clients.

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