Day: 3 April 2008

Dunstable Waste Group acquired by Greenstar

Waste management company Greenstar has acquired Dunstable Waste Group, a Bedfordshire-based commercial waste disposal and recycling business trading as Firbank Chiltern.

£30k fine after worker loses fingertips

Two firms have been fined after a worker lost two of his fingertips while repairing a shredder at a paper recycling plant.

Shipping industry to tackle air pollution

Key figures from the shipping industry met this week to discuss proposals to slash harmful emissions and recycling end-of-life vessels.

New environmental permits come into force

A streamlined permitting system - which Government claims will cut red tape without putting the environment at risk - came into force for the waste sector and heavy industry at the weekend.

Gas storage facility gets approval

A Euro 500m gas storage plant has been approved by the Irish Planning Board.

Comment: Soil strategy should go organic

Defra has launched a consultation into its draft Soil Strategy which aims to stop carbon loss from soil and support food production. The Soil Association's Robin Maynard explains why the organisation wants this strategy to put organic farming methods at its heart.

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