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HP breathes new life into IT asset recovery
HP is embarking on a ground-breaking producer responsibility drive as it looks to exploit global opportunities in the reuse and asset recovery market for its commercial IT equipment.
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The Big Question
What drives your business to report on sustainability? - It's crucial for stakeholder engagement
- Greater transparency provides a competitive advantage
- Investors expect full disclosure
- Climate change and resource scarcity
Opinion
GHG reporting - an international context
Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) executive director of policy, Martin Baxter, considers how delaying the decision on mandatory carbon reporting will impact on international sustainability commitments...
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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland appoints new chief executive
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has appointed Dr Brian Motherway as chief executive officer. ...
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Sustainability reporting needs board level buy-in, says Defra
Businesses must take a long-term view to sustainability reporting if they want create cost savings, improve resource efficiency and attract investors, according to a Defra spokesperson. ...
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Localism is 'failing' waste planning, says LGA leader
The new duty to cooperate may not be sufficient to deliver the UK's urgently needed waste infrastructure, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. ...
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EDF unveils funding pot for SMEs
A new low-carbon venture capital fund for SMEs in the energy sector has been launched by EDF and Idinvest Partners. ...
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Premiership football club kicks off carbon outreach project
Fulham Football Club has teamed up with Veolia to engage with young people on the importance of green issues through a 'carbon boot print' initiative. ...
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In brief: Energy-from-waste contract news
More developments on the energy recovery front, with SITA, Agrivert and ENER-G all actively building on their market presence in this sector. ...
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Water companies react to British Water survey
Northumbrian Water has come first in the latest Water Company Performance survey run by British Water and based on the views of supply chain stakeholders, the third year running it has claimed the top spot. ...
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European partnership to advance sustainable water management
Plans to advance water management innovation and efficiency in Europe have been unveiled, with a new partnership agreement to drive innovation forward. ...
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ANALYSIS: Packaging, the new food waste saviour?
Tesco has raised the stakes on the supermarket food waste front by announcing its second wave of packaging designed to keep produce fresher for longer. ...
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Features
Tread with care
With a new international standard being developed for water footprinting, Stuart Crisp, business development director of Concrete Pipeline Systems Association, considers how pipeline materials measure up ...
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MCERTS 'not enough' for complex sites
A successful monitoring system needs more than an Environment Agency MCERTS certificate, argues Steven Tuck of Pollution & Process Monitoring ...
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Melton switches to commingled for cost savings
Responding to deep cuts while also looking to boost environmental performance, one council found that moving to commingled collections ticked all the boxes. Raman Selvon explains why ...
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Scottish Water completes 1.2km tunnel
One of Scotland's largest project in AMP5 has been completed in Airdrie. Scottish Water's William Ancell explains ...
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Harsh reality of water poverty first hand
Twelve volunteers from the water sector in the UK have just returned from a fact-finding mission to Zambia in southern Africa. ...
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Sutton's new collection service slashes costs
Nick Warburton visits Southwest London to see how new working patterns in the council's waste and recycling service have netted £1m in savings ...
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Keeping up with Jones
He's one of the waste industry's brightest sparks - and usually streets ahead in his thinking around modern resource management. Maxine Perella finally catches up with Peter Jones ...
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Magazines
Hi-tech help to drive the savings
Water companies are under pressure to perform more efficiently. Andrew Reeks explains how automation technology can optimise a company's performance ...
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Tread with care
With a new international standard being developed for water footprinting, Stuart Crisp, business development director of Concrete Pipeline Systems Association, considers how pipeline materials measure up ...
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Melton switches to commingled for cost savings
Responding to deep cuts while also looking to boost environmental performance, one council found that moving to commingled collections ticked all the boxes. Raman Selvon explains why ...
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Products & Services
Laboratory Trial Report of ViroMine Technology for the Treatment of Tailings Lagoon Water at MATSA Mine, Seville February 2010 Summary
MATSA currently experience operational problems associated with the re-use of process water from the tailings lagoon at their mine site near Seville, caused by low pH and soluble contaminants iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn). This study demonstrates that these problems can be alleviated by the incorpo...
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ViroFilter
Breaking news from ViroFilter! An independent report by Dr Paul Withers of Bangor University has shown the capability of ViroFilter technology is meeting the HABITAT discharge level for phosphate of 0.06mg/L....
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Tread with care
With a new international standard being developed for water footprinting, Stuart Crisp, business development director of Concrete Pipeline Systems Association, considers how pipeline materials measure up ... read more
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Laboratory Trial Report of ViroMine Technology for the Treatment of Tailings Lagoon Water at MATSA Mine, Seville February 2010 Summary
MATSA currently experience operational problems associated with the re-use of process water from the tailings lagoon at their mine site near Seville, caused by low pH and soluble contaminants iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn). This study demonstrates that these problems can be alleviated by the incorpo...
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Getting the plastics message right
Plastics have been all the talk this week, what with WRAP’s new guidance for local authorities on household rigid plastic packaging collections dropping into officers’ email inboxes.
According to WRAP, an increasing number of coun......
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Is zero waste heading in the wrong direction?
Lately I have been pondering on the term ‘zero waste’ – it’s a neat coin of phrase, a buzzword if you like. It is mainly seen in a positive light, but part of me feels it is also quite deceitful. It reinforces entrenched attit......
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Technology must make a splash
The UK public and media response to the drought situation is fascinating and heartening as phone-ins and commentators scramble to find a peg for the blame and solutions to the problem. Interestingly, callers to Radio 4's You & Yours on 13......
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Events
Sustainable Water
06/09/2012 to 07/09/2012
Victoria Park Plaza, London
Finding solutions to secure the future... read more
Victoria Park Plaza, London
Finding solutions to secure the future... read more
Energy Management Forum
03/07/2012 to 03/07/2012
76 Portland Place, London W1
The Energy Management Forum 2012 is a must attend event for businesses looking to reduce energy consumption, increase efficiency and boost margins.... read more
76 Portland Place, London W1
The Energy Management Forum 2012 is a must attend event for businesses looking to reduce energy consumption, increase efficiency and boost margins.... read more
Plugging in EV
30/05/2012 to 30/05/2012
76 Portland Place
Overcoming the challenges and realizing the opportunities... read more
76 Portland Place
Overcoming the challenges and realizing the opportunities... read more
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