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Day: 27 August 2009

‘Deported’ waste containers return from Brazil

Containers full of British rubbish have arrived back from Brazil after the South American country's environmental watchdog alleged they full of hazardous clinical waste rather than the harmless plastics that the exporters had claimed they carried.

Government moves to fast track power plant grid connection

Over 60GW of power is going to waste in the UK due to red tape blocking projects from connecting to the grid.

SLR archaeologists carry out first survey at a former munitions manufacturing site.

SLR archaeologists have carried out the first full study of the Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) at Featherstone, Staffordshire, one of Britain's munitions manufacturing sites during the Second World War and Cold War.

GHD hair care was ‘unaware’ of waste regs

A manufacturer of top-end hair care products has become the latest high profile company to fall foul of the UK's waste laws.

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