Day: 13 May 2011

Sainsbury’s subsidises recycling at Cornish stores

Sainsbury's is set to invest in recycling banks at its stores across Cornwall in a move that will save taxpayers some £200,000 a year.

CNN interviews edie editor on food waste

In a major media coup for edie, the website's waste editor Maxine Perella has been featured in a CNN mini-documentary advising on the treatment of supermarket food waste.

John Griffiths appointed Welsh environment minister

John Griffiths is the new environment minister for Wales, replacing Jane Davidson who bowed out of politics and stepped down at the Welsh Assembly elections earlier this month.

Walsall waste deal looks to achieve 50% diversion rate

Casepak and SCA Recycling have won a five-year waste management contract with Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council.

Impressionist Alistair McGowan backs solar power

Alistair McGowan called changes to solar power supplements 'crazy' as he saw for himself the benefits of the technology at a school in Surrey.

Funds rush to back wind as solar slumps

Wind power investment is soaring as investment funds look to plug the gap left by solar following the announcement of potential changes to the Feed-In Tariffs (FITs), according to one of the smaller manufacturers.

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