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Napoli moves to Belfast

A Belfast shipyard will recycle and dispose of the bow of the MSC Napoli, which was deliberately beached in Sidmouth, Devon in January this year. Following an explosive splitting of the ship, the b...

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Bright idea to cut carbon

Businesses in Northern Ireland with energy bills of less than £50,000 a year are being offered free help to reduce their costs even further. The deal is part of a new initiative called the Northern...

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Incinerator a flaming waste of materials?

Plans for a massive £140 million incinerator to deal with waste from all over Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders has led to calls for more recycling and less burning of rubbish. The incinerato...

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New plant raises Sterecycle proficiency

A £10 million autoclave plant which will be one of the first in Europe to treat commercial "black bag" waste is set to open at the beginning of 2008. The facility, operated by London-based waste ma...

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PNAS predict paper power!

Research carried out by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has suggested that flexible paper batteries could meet the energy demands of the next generation of gadgets. A sam...

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Recycling on the increase

Northern Ireland's recycling rate is rising according to a new report, and further improvements are expected as the region's councils drive forward major mechanical biological treatment (MBT) propo...

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We're all going on a sludgy holiday

It has affected ice-cream makers, swamped home-owners and soured the cider market, now Northern Ireland's washout summer has landed right on its beaches. The "summer of sludge" has left the shiftin...

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Shop fitters fail to display packaging obligation

A Redditch shop fittings company has pleaded guilty this month to charges of failing to meet its obligations under legislation relating to the recovery and recycling of packaging. AMS Group Ltd, wh...

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Climate Bill near completion

It would appear that the UK is likely to put forward legislation within three months to cut carbon emissions in the fight against global warming. Environmentalists have suggested that the much anti...

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Agency spells out changes in contaminated land rules

A fact sheet to help the contaminated land sector understand the changes to landfill legislation which is coming into force later this year has been published by the Environment...

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Worker dies after electrocution on farm

A farm worker was electrocuted this month after the combine harvester he was driving clipped power lines. The Nottingham University graduate who was working at Crystal Palace Farm in Wiltshire, lat...

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Silo tragedy for demolition man

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to demolition companies on the importance of finding out as much information as possible about the buildings or st...

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Aerial crew tackles laundry blaze

An investigation is due to begin this month to establish the cause of two overnight fires which have destroyed an industrial laundry in South Belfast. Efforts were continuing in the early hours of...

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Fuel fraud foiled!

A laundering plant and 25,000 litres of black market fuel has been seized by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) near the border in Northern Ireland. Tanks, three vehicles as well as filtration and stora...

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New footing for export ban

The ban on livestock from Northern Ireland going to Great Britain for direct slaughter has been relaxed under certain conditions. Animals for slaughter can now move direct to an approved slaughter...

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