Day: 24 May 2011

SME recycling services might be beefed up under Waste Review

Better provision of recycling services for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) may be one of the key themes of the Government's forthcoming Waste Review, according to a policy expert.

WEEE reuse standard could generate thousands of new jobs

Up to 10,000 jobs could be created in the reuse sector for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) once organisations start adopting the new PAS 141 standard, the man behind developing the specification claimed today (24 May).

Scotch whisky to power renewable energy

Scottish whisky producers are using their distillery by-products in a project to produce electricity, animal feed and cut carbon emissions.

ISO 50001 launch date confirmed

A packed Nemex theatre heard leading energy expert Martin Fry's surprise at the fact ISO 50001 was given a launch date today (May 24).

IBM takes on water management

IBM may not seem the natural partner for a water management project but has been integral in the implementation of the 'Smartbay' project in Galway Bay in Ireland.

DECC admit road to CRC ‘painful’

A senior policy advisor for DECC has admitted the road to the CRC has been a 'painful' one.

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