Day: 3 June 2011

Will our June quiz make you sweat?

Summer is here, folks! Time to grab those beach balls and that sun tan lotion, and test out your brain cells before they fry in the sun.

Pig slurry pollutes stream

A company has been fined after pig slurry leaked into a tributary after a storage lagoon bank collapsed causing 'gross pollution'.

Scotland’s municipal recycling rate edges towards 38%

Scottish councils have demonstrated a small improvement in the amount of household waste recycled over the past year.

Johnson’s set to upcycle baby wipes across UK and Ireland

Johnson's Baby has teamed up with Terracycle to divert its Baby Wipes packaging from landfill and upcycle them into other products such as baby bibs or mouse mats.

Award-winning company wins metering contract

Elster (NYSE: ELT) has won a contract with Wessex Water, Bristol Water and Sembcorp Bournemouth Water to provide the companies with up to 150,000 polymer water meters.

Siemens supplies FOG removal system for new wastewater plant

SiemensWater Technologies is providing a chain and scraper sludge collection system for Southern Water's new wastewater treatment plant in Peacehaven in East Sussex.

Biffa secures second Hampshire refuse contract

Biffa has been awarded a joint recycling and refuse collection contract for East Hampshire District Council and Winchester City Council, as the two authorities look to save £2 million in annual costs by merging their services.

Green Deal to protect consumers from ‘shoddy’ or’ dodgy’ work

The government has outlined its latest plans for the Green Deal in an attempt to reassure consumers that the Green Deal will be a good deal.

Tree-planting celebrities help mark World Environment Day

People famous and not so famous across the world are getting reading to mark World Environment Day (WED) on Sunday (5 June).

A greener kind of California dreaming

A state-of-the-art water recycling facility in Santa Paula is setting the industry bar in how to reduce energy costs and cut the environmental footprint.

Lamellas make it easy

The Cumwhinton water treatment plant is benefiting from the use of lamellas manufactured by Nordic Water in Sweden that are simpler to operate and maintain.

STRADA proves its worth

Without expensive upgrades, many existing SCADA systems cannot supply the level of data required to understand asset performance. Now, Stirling Technical Engineering has developed a solution to the problem.

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