Month: April 2002

Lobbying is key to improving environment industry

Lobbying Government is crucial to improving the situation for the environment industry, and is something that companies, themselves, need to take part in, according to the Environment Industries Commission (EIC).

Wavin pipes up with cost effective non-potable pipelines

Apollo, the new Bi-axial Orientated PVC-O pressure pipe from Wavin is now available in black and is designed to offer water companies a cost effective, light weight and flexible water distribution pipe system for use with non-potable application such as irrigation and sewer mains.

International business news in short

In this week’s international business news in short, Earth Day, on 22 April, brought forth a rash of environmental initiatives and announcements, including a statement from a battery industry body that lead-acid batteries have one of the highest recycling rates, the launch of an environmentally-friendly printing machine, and a new high efficiency solar cell.

MEPs call for mandatory environmental reporting

The European Parliament’s Employment Committee has called for binding rules to govern environmental reporting by companies that would be comparable to those on competition.

British water executive wins the international water industry’s top award

Bill Alexander, Chief Executive of Thames Water, has been presented with the International Water Association’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Water Management and Science.

Conflicting views on the cost of complying with Kyoto

Conflicting arguments over the costs of meeting Kyoto emissions targets emerged in two new studies published this week, with one predicting economic slowdown in Europe and millions of lost jobs, while the other argued that GDP and employment would rise in Canada by adopting policy proposals in the government’s climate change programme.

Growth in European plastics recycling outstrips growth in plastics consumption

For the first time, growth in the recycling and recovery of plastics in Western Europe outstripped growth in consumption in 2000, according to new figures from the Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe (APME). The amount to landfill and non-energy recovery incineration decreased by 4%.

Organisation with UK’s largest LPG fleet also to use bio-diesel

Humberside Police, which runs the UK’s largest fleet of vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas (LPG), has begun testing the use of ‘e-diesel’ for those vehicles that cannot be converted to LPG.

Up-to-date bathing water information to go on Web

Information about bathing water quality gathered by the Environment Agency throughout the summer will be posted on the Agency’s website. This means that swimmers, surfers and holiday-makers will be able to check how clean the water at their holiday destination really is.

Biotechnology: the third industrial revolution

UK industries need to be creative and innovative by embracing biotechnology in order to reduce costs and create a sustainable framework for development, the audience of the second annual BIO-WISE conference was told this week.

Computer recycling scheme wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise

A company that processes 30,000 units of computer equipment each month for re-use and recycling has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its system that provides companies with a good return for their unwanted computers.

UK business news in short

In this week’s UK business news in short, water companies must try harder with customer care, Southern Water is to be sold, and a poultry farm is to develop a power plant fuelled by chicken waste.

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