Day: 15 May 2006

Kenya steps up efforts to stamp out ‘plastic menace’

Plastic bags less than 30 microns thick could be phased out as part of plans to improve waste management in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

Schools to be beacons of sustainability

Government has unveiled plans which will try to make schools models of sustainability that could inspire their local communities.

Cancer-causing chemical found in Buncefield groundwater

Latest tests found dangerously high levels of a cancer-causing chemical in groundwater samples taken around the Buncefield blast site.

Defra steps in to tackle low recycling rates

Local authorities with the worst recycling rates in England are to have their targets raised and Defra plans to intervene directly to ensure they succeed.

Continuous sampling of dioxins – latest research results from the Environment Agency

This article for edie provides a summary of work carried out by the Environment Agency to test two commercially available continuous dioxin sampling systems.

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