News from 13 June 2011 on edie

World’s biggest companies failing on water risk management

A new report has concluded that only a tiny fraction of large global companies are taking action on managing water scarcity.

Welsh Water turns sludge to power

Welsh Water has commissioned three Advanced Digestion plants which will create electricity from treated sewage sludge.

Jamie Oliver helps Sainsbury’s offer free fish

Sainsbury's has launched a campaign to highlight sustainable fishing and will be offering free fish to customers who switch to a more sustainable variety.

EPA awards huge grant to clean up US brownfield sites

US contaminated land projects have received a welcome boost as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $76 million to help redevelop projects across the country.

Biffa wins processing contract for Basildon’s recyclables

Biffa Recycling has been awarded a contract to process Basildon Council's household recyclable materials.

Two consortia shortlisted for Essex residual waste contract

Two waste consortiums have been shortlisted for a long-term PFI contract to treat household residual waste in Essex.

DECC tries to appease smaller renewables producers following FITs

Small renewable energy producers still reeling after the results of the Government's Feed-In Tariffs (FITs) review.

50,000 without power as aftershocks hit New Zealand

An estimated 50,000 people are without power today (July 13) following another series of earth quakes hitting New Zealand.

How Plan A is plotting a path to zero waste

Marks & Spencer needs no plan B when it comes to resource efficiency - its latest business report makes for some enviable reading, as Maxine Perella finds out

Circular economy

The future is bright for plastics in WEEE

As the latest hi-tech gadgets we buy become smarter and lighter, plastics are starting to replace metals in their manufacture. This marks a shift in priorities for the recovery merchants, as Maxine Perella finds out

Circular economy

Day: 13 June 2011