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Norway back for Thames Water

It has emerged this month that the company which runs a plant at the centre of a sewage spill on the Firth of Forth has been involved in a string of previous incidents. Data from the

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Avalon 'ave a long standing problem with packaging

A packaging manufacturer has been fined a total of £52,278 for failing to contribute towards UK packaging recovery and recycling over a period of eight years. Avalon Packaging Ltd, which operates f...

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Britain worst at car recycling

An environmental study has shown that toxic components from up to 1.3 million cars scrapped in Britain were being dumped illegally. Airbags filled with carcinogens and hazardous waste such as mercu...

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Burger oil to fuel plant? I'm lovin' it!

Details of a planned £50 million plant to turn cooking oil from fast food giants such as McDonalds and Burger King into energy and bio-diesel, have been revealed. Agri-Energy said the plant in Milf...

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Sewage shambles showdown

The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (DoE NI) has been challenged to state just how many parts of Northern Ireland are at risk from sewage pollution. It wa...

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Sewage ruining the lovely Islandmagee

In yet more sewage news, the newly formed Northern Ireland Water Ltd has already come under fire over raw sewage flowing into Larne Lough, an internationally protected haven...

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Omagh God, i can't believe it!

Omagh District Council has been fined a paltry £6,000, after pleading guilty on four counts relating to the illegal dumping of controlled waste at an area of land adjacent to the council owned play...

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Red alert for nature haven

Around 8,000 litres of red diesel has been spilled into a County Londonderry lake, prompting fears of an environmental disaster. A specialist clean-up company is currently working to stem the flow...

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Foster in climate pledge

New Environment Minister Arlene Foster has stated this month that she is committed to leading the way in the battle to offset the Northern Ireland Government's carbon footprint. Speaking as environ...

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Chemical reactions made simple!

Part of a Sunderland industrial estate was sealed off this month after a potentially dangerous chemical leak. Around 25 firefighters were called to Onyx Scientific on the Enterprise Industrial Esta...

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HSC and HSE merger grows closer

The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has announced its decision to move to the next stage of its consultation process on the merger between themselves and the

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Corporate manslaughter offence on the agenda

It has been suggested this month that official figures which show a significant rise in the number of workplace deaths will put pressure on the Government to speed up the introduction of corporate...

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Company fine reignites working hours debate

A company has been fined a total of £133,000 after a worker was electrocuted. The prosecution followed a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation into an accident whe...

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Wam rap!

Bedfordshire based piling firm Dawson Wam has been ordered to pay out nearly £110,000 at Chester Crown Court, following the death of a 63-year old piling rig operator. The employee died on 10 May 2...

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Centres on-call to prevent slips, trips and falls

Slips, trips and falls by staff in contact centres across the North West of England are costing the industry dear. However industry leaders have come together with the Health an...

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