Day: 4 August 2011

Nestlé develops smartphone app to help shoppers recycle better

Nestlé has developed what it claims is the world's first free smartphone app to encourage consumers to recycle their packaging waste more effectively.

Keep Britain Tidy merges with Waste Watch to boost recycling

Environmental charity organisations, Keep Britain Tidy and Waste Watch have merged following a year-long strategic alliance, in an attempt to project a "stronger unified message".

Londoners would be ‘crazy’ not to go for new energy saving programme, says Boris

London mayor, Boris Johnson, has unveiled a new energy efficiency programme to help Londoners make savings on their annual energy and water bills.

Lucy Siegle and Jonathan Porritt head up RWM speaker line-up

Lucy Siegle, Jonathon Porritt and Lord Digby Jones are among the guest speakers this year's RWM show in September, which is set to be the biggest ever after joining forces with CIWM.

Anger as 1000 jobs to go following Sellafield MOX closure

A decision to close a nuclear waste reprocessing plant will cost around 1000 jobs in the UK's energy and supporting industries.

Free water campaign launched

A new campaign to improve the British public's access to free drinking water and reduce disposable bottle use has been unveiled.

£600M gas power station to be built in Essex

A £600M gas fired power plant on the coast of Essex is to be given the green light by ministers.

Serco handed eight-year refuse collection deal for Wandsworth

Wandsworth Borough Council has awarded an eight-year refuse and recycling contract to Serco in a deal worth £5.5M annually.

Landfill over-reports deadly dioxin levels by factor of a million

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has come under fire for not enforcing stricter controls on data submitted to its pollution release inventory, amid revelations that vastly inaccurate figures have been recorded.

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