Day: 22 September 2009

All local authorities should plan for radioactive waste

All local authorities should have plans drawn up for considering applications for radioactive waste in landfills.

Stopping construction waste going to landfill

A building firm set up a website to giveaway its construction waste and has seen it become a recycling success.

Last chance to enter Queen’s Awards

News in Brief

Indiana Jones’ star fights for South America’s tropical forests

A Hollywood movie star and the president of Guyana have called on the UN to protect the world's tropical forests as the quickest and most cost effective way to tackle climate change.

Recession and World Governments push down emissions

Carbon dioxide emissions are likely to show their biggest fall in 40 years, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Anglian Water clicks on to total visibility

Anglian Water's "turf" stretches from the Humber in the North to the Thames in the South, from Daventry in the West across to the East Coast. Its aim is to provide high quality drinking water and wastewater services with sustainable development.

Sunset for the frameworks?

With Ofwat set to limit future returns, there is speculation that water companies will seek an end to the framework system. But, as Dean Stiles reports, that may not be workable.

Scottish Water announces capital investment partners

MORE FRAMEWORK partners have been announced by Scottish Water to help deliver its next capital investment programme, valued at nearly £2B, from 2010 onwards

The price at the pump isn’t the whole story

The myth that the price of plastic should correlate directly with the price of oil is a wide misconception, and one that needs to be debunked. Asset International's Dr Vasilios Samaras explains how other factors come into the equation.

Spreading the word on valves

The safety and operational integrity of valves is fundamental to those running water treatment sites. Which is why Auma is taking a proactive stance in furthering knowledge.

A revolution in maintenance

With budget cuts hitting the wastewater industry, downtime caused by blockages to pumps is the last thing that plants can afford. Which is why, says Simon Lambert, the new MIP pump is the most important design development in decades.

Pump down the volume

New legislation and a public less tolerant of environmental noise mean that water companies must introduce noise control measures wherever possible. Alan Carter reports on a project in Derby that shows the way ahead.

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