According to recent Government figures, up to 8.5 million tonnes of local authority-collected waste in England is sent to landfills.
The damning figures have caused...
The BBC have reported that deep sea mining licenses have been issued by the UN's International Seabed Authority (ISA).
In a move that has divided opinions, the licenses grant access to prev...
Liberal Democrat energy secretary, Ed Davey, confirmed on Tuesday that targets for the UK’s carbon budget for the next decade will remain the same despite attempts from George Osborne to lower them...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has undertaken a national targeted inspection focussing on health risks for construction workers. One sixth of the sites visited requir...
A Sainsbury’s in the West Midlands will be the first to try out a new system to run on electricity created from anaerobic digestion. This will be powered solely by food waste.
Biffa have wo...
Environmental campaigners, the Climate Action Network, have compiled a list of the EU’s 30 most polluting coal-fired power stations of which the UK and whilst Germany lead, nine of the top 30 power...
On 2 July 2014, ISO released the draft ISO14001:2015 environmental standard, after 2 years of committee reviews.
Now, industries and users of the current ISO14001 have the chance to scrutin...
A report by the Guardian suggests the European Commission are considering energy efficiency targets that fall below the proposed 30% minimum.
After receiving a UK loan guarantee, Ineos are planning to build a shale gas facility in Grangemouth. This allows them to import, store and process ethane from US shale gas.
The site was ne...
A steelwork company in Herefordshire has been fined after an employee was hurt when a metal sheet fell on his foot.
On 15 July, Herefordshire Magistrates’ Court heard the man involved had b...
A 72 year old landowner in Essex has been jailed for six months after breaching a two year suspended sentence passed to him in 2013.
Under the conditions set to him in January 2013, Roger F...
A construction firm has been fined and a bulldozer operator sentenced after Mihai Hondru, aged 39, was run over and killed whilst working on a project to widen the M25.
Mr Hondru was employ...
The UK waste management sector has embraced new ambitious European proposals to increase recycling rates to 70% by 2030. It is also hoped landfill bans will be introduced by 2025.
However U...
Two contractors fell almost two meters while fixing a roller-shutter door, resulting in a Leicestershire recycling company being fined.
Eurokey Recycling Ltd. admitted two breaches of the W...
In what Labour have called a "massacre of moderates", David Cameron has drastically reorganised his cabinet.
One casualty of note is Owen Paterson, the now-former Environment Secretary.
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