News from 1 November 2011 on edie

Academy schools pushing up education carbon footprint

Academy schools - a favourite of the current Conservative led administration - could be pushing up the education sector's carbon footprint through increased energy use, according to new research.

Least moaned about energy firm ‘comes clean’ on complaints

In the wake of a huge £2m fine for Npower a rival 'Big Six' energy firm has pledged to make its complaints procedure more transparent.

Flanders: a society built on recycling

With its popular recycling parks, fashionable reuse shops and tiny landfill rates for household waste, Flanders in Belgium looks like an unqualified waste management success story. David Gilliver investigates

Circular economy

May Gurney wins Bristol City waste collection contract

May Gurney has introduced a mixed plastics kerbside collection service for Bristol City Council in a bid to help it meet ambitious zero waste targets by 2014.

Scotland unveils ’emission-free’ waste oil recycling plant

A waste oil recycling facility has officially opened today (November 1) in Scotland, which will turn industrial waste oil into lubricant and fuel oil.

NI Water completes £4m pumping station work

Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has completed work on £4m pumping station and pumping main in Londonderry.

Amplio Filtration Group secures equity investment to fund growth plans

Water filtration company Amplio Filtration Group (AFG), has secured Euro16m in equity investment.

Wastewater treatment ‘greenest route’ for food waste disposal

Using advanced wastewater treatment facilities to treat food waste through anaerobic digestion (AD) is the best environmental option, according to a new study.

UK’s first hydrogen fuelling network set to open in London

Commuters in London will soon be able to travel using a greater range of zero emission vehicles as the UK's first network of hydrogen fuelling stations prepares to open.

Day: 1 November 2011