News from 24 August 2005 on edie

North Sea litter campaign wins UN award

An initiative to reduce the pollution in the North Sea by encouraging Scottish fishermen to use their trawlers to fish litter and waste out of the water has won the coveted UN Grand Award for Public Relations.

Countdown as landfill award enters final round

Community projects up and down the country have their fingers crossed as they find themselves short-listed for a £7,000 prize.

Green production finds unlikely ally in genetically modified E. coli

Scientists have created a mutant bug that excretes a key ingredient for many plastics, drugs and other products when fed simple glucose.

Ofwat issues new guidance on competition in laying pipes and meters

Water industry regulator Ofwat has issued revised guidance to encourage the market for laying mains and service pipes to new developments.

Water returns to ‘Garden of Eden’

After a decade of decline, Iraq's marshlands are slowly recovering to their former 1970's extent.

Scottish cash helps woodland project take root

An extra £1 million has been ploughed into a project designed to regenerate urban areas by planting and protecting trees in Scotland's towns and cities.

Pressure groups demand sweet deal for poor sugar farmers

A powerful trio NGOs is pushing for a better deal for poor farmers when the EU reforms its sugar regime next month.

Storing summer sun could prevent winter freeze on UK roads

An innovative experiment to save the summer heat on roads and use it to prevent them freezing up in winter has begun near the Toddington services on the M1.

Business boffin’s advice to bankers: where there’s muck there’s brass

A high flyer from the City has been taken on by Defra to sell the importance of waste management to the financial sector.

Day: 24 August 2005