Day: 8 April 2011

Bywaters fuels fleet deal for less emissions

London waste contractor Bywaters has struck a deal with Volvo Trucks to bolster its refuse and recycling vehicles.

Guide to help business assess environmental impacts

A new guide has been published to help companies account for the impact their businesses have on the environment.

ESB leads Euro 20 million fund in Irish wind energy

ESB Novusmodus, a Euro 200 million tech fund, has announced it will lead a Euro 20 million investment in Irish wind energy developer, Wind Energy Direct (WED).

Farmer fined for manure pollution

A farmer in County Down, Northern Ireland was fined £4,000 plus court costs for polluting a waterway with sludge and manure.

Rich countries under fire as emissions talks stall

Negotiators are already at loggerheads over plans for COP17 months before the South African climate change talks are due to start.

EfW facility set to create new green collar jobs

A new energy from waste (EfW) plant creating 52 permanent jobs will be opened in Bexley in London.

UK sustainable civil engineering scheme to go global

A scheme assessing the sustainability of the UK's civil engineering is planning to launch an international version later this year.

Councils and locals condemn Lillyhall nuclear waste disposal decision

Councils in Cumbria have condemned the decision by the Environment Agency to grant Lillyhall landfill a permit to treat low level radioactive waste.

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