News from 0 August 2011 on edie

Good Energy claim UK first with solar sourcing

A renewable energy supplier is claiming a UK first after sourcing a third of its power from solar.

Business leaders talk zero waste at Sustainability Leaders Forum 2011

Coca-Cola Enterprises, InterfaceFLOR and Manchester United FC will reveal how their organisations are tackling zero waste at edie's Sustainability Leaders Forum on 3 November at The Hurlingham Club, London.

Oil and energy firms to shape new generation of renewables engineers

Energy and oil giants are the major backers of a new government scheme aimed at training the next generation of renewable engineers.

Funding set to prevent future Gulf of Mexico tragedies

A $7M grant will see a group of environmental organisations study the impact of the Deep Water Horizon blast on the Gulf of Mexico.

European landfill ban could slash greenhouse gases by 78 million tonnes

A European-wide landfill ban could cut 78 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency.

First AD facility underway for Welsh Assembly food waste drive

TEG Environmental and Alkane Energy have been awarded preferred bidder status for the first anaerobic digestion (AD) plant to be created under the Welsh Government's programme for local authorities to recycle household food waste.

Dairy recycles half of its wastewater

A Scottish dairy is now recycling half of its wastewater as part of an environmental drive across the business, it said today (31 August).

Russian water and wastewater market forecast to double by 2017

The Russian water and wastewater market is in full recovery and is predicted to almost double by 2017.

Wastewater recycling ‘three times’ more polluting

Wastewater recycling produces more greenhouse gases than traditional water treatment processes but is still worth continuing, research has concluded.

Interview: Bob Hertzberg

Erik Jaques meets Bob Hertzberg, former Speaker of the California Assembly and co-founder Renewable Capital

Social sustainability

Coffin gets a new life as it is put out for recycling in Surrey

A coffin, a sailing boat, and giant polystyrene snowman are just some of the wacky items people have dropped off at Surrey County Council's community recycling centres.

Thames Water names Swindon UK’s most ‘water conscious’ town

Swindon has been named the UK's most 'water conscious' town by Thames Water as it launches its interactive water calculator in a bid to encourage people to save water.

Month: August 2011