Day: 18 October 2006

‘Recycle more sewage,’ say engineers

Water companies should recycle more sewage into drinking water to ease water shortages, civil engineers have said.

UK aviation policy will wipe out climate change effort – report

Growing aircraft emissions will prevent Britain from reaching its greenhouse gas targets unless Government takes action to control demand, Oxford academics said in a report published this week.

California considers trading carbon with like-minded states

The USA's two strongholds of action on carbon emissions, California and a cluster of north eastern states on the Atlantic seaboard, have spoken of plans to join forces in the hopes of making their individual efforts more effective.

Composting sees rapid growth

Professional composting is growing at a breakneck speed but, according to the sector's leading trade association, there is still potential for huge expansion.

Buying a wind turbine should be as easy as buying a sofa – Minister

The public should be able to buy their own wind turbines on the never-never, to take the financial sting out of their installation, according to the Government Minister responsible for climate change issues.

Toyota publishes CSR report

News in Brief

Targeting efficiency

Everyone agrees that both the environment and water customers would benefit from greater water efficiency. But views differ on setting policy targets to achieve this. Barrie Clarke reports

A different kind of market

With a different and more liberal market for water, says Ciwem executive director, Nick Reeves, Britain could avoid future crises

Your legal queries answered

Paul Rice, a partner at leading solicitors Pinsent Masons, answers topical questions on legal issues surrounding environmental and waste management

Dundee goes automatic to boost recycling rates

Automatic transmissions played a key role when Dundee City Council upgraded its fleet to take on ambitious recycling plans

Guildford’s fleet facelift reaps rewards

Quartix's vehicle tracking solution has proved invaluable for Guildford Borough Council where it has improved efficiency and led to early cost savings

Cleanaway gain puts Veolia in pole position

As Veolia sets about integrating Cleanaway into its business, Maxine Perella caught up with chief executive Cyrille du Peloux to find out what this means for the waste industry

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