Day: 7 June 2001

New pollution legislation will broaden the scope of prevention and control

The new Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) legislation, known in the UK as the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) rules, will broaden the scope of polution regulation, and will also increase the scope for the public to comment on emissions by companies.

Natural fungal absorber which eats up oil pollution is released in UK

An organic, non-toxic, non-leaching and sustainably-produced absorbent will hit the UK market in the next month. The product, aptly named Supazorb, soaks up hydrocarbons and other noxious chemicals and breaks them down to nothing more than carbon dioxide and water. And, unlike similar products, the natural micro-organisms, that form part of the absorbent, remain in the environment and clean up future spills should they occur without further application of the product.

EU fails to reach agreement on energy tax

An attempt by Sweden to reach an agreement for the European energy tax has failed after the UK and Spain blocked proposals in a council of European finance ministers meeting.

Northern environment industry body announces second North East business environment month

An environment trade body, based in the North of England is calling for participation in their November 2001 environment month, promoting the sector the North East.

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