Day: 9 September 2011

Ed Miliband opens AD plant for commercial food waste

Labour leader Ed Miliband officially opened an industrial-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) plant for food waste at PDM Group's headquarters in Doncaster today (September 9).

VIDEO: Europe’s biggest low carbon car show underway

Arguably Europe's largest low carbon motor festival is underway in the shadow of the iconic Battersea power station in London.

Concerns grow over implications of Defra’s ‘weak’ Waste Review

Leading waste industry figures have expressed ongoing concern about the value of the Waste Review, with many worried that it's not a strong enough foundation to feed into the Government's forthcoming Waste Management Plan.

Recycling boss fined for burning waste on bogus ‘Guy Fawkes’ bonfire

The owner of a Devon waste recycling business has been ordered to pay £6,302 in fines and costs for illegally disposing of waste on Bonfire Night.

Competition to find best CO2 reduction technology launches

A major new competition has launched in a bid to encourage the development of carbon reduction technologies, with a grant fund of up to £4.5M available.

London to host European Water and Wastewater Management conference

A major conference to discuss the problems and solutions for the treatment of water and wastewater will be taking place on 26 and 27 September 2011 in London.

VIDEO: Google backs pig poo carbon offset project

A Energy from Waste (EfW) plant transforming pig waste into power has been backed by the financial muscle of Google.

Water treatment firm launches research project into water scarcity

A UK water treatment company has launched a major research project into water wastage and efficiency in a bid to tackle water scarcity.

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