Day: 12 April 2011

Green flag raised at County Mayo campus

The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) Castlebar is the first Institute in Ireland to be awarded an international Green-Campus Award.

Recresco opens Welsh glass reprocessing facility

Glass reprocessor Recresco has opened a plant in South Wales to boost recycling in the area.

London museums win green tourism awards

12 museums in London have won Green Tourism awards for making their buildings more sustainable.

UK products to get energy rating label

This summer will see the launch of an energy efficiency rating system for electrical products in the UK.

Manchester goes live with first of five MBT sites

The first of five major treatment sites for Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority - a Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) plant with Anaerobic Digestion (AD) - is up and running.

Fukushima radiation fears reach Chernobyl levels

Japan's nuclear watchdog has raised the accident level at Fukushima Daiichi to a level 7 this morning (April 12).

90,000 jobs axed by FITs cuts claims solar developer

Around 90,000 jobs will now not be created in the green economy, the UK's biggest solar developer said today (April 11).

Pilot reveals consumer attitudes to metal recycling

A pilot to increase metal recycling has shown that raising awareness can improve recycling rates by 12.9%.

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