Such a move would also increase the annual turnover of the EU waste management and recycling sector by €42bn and create over 400,000 jobs by 2020. The report warns that illegal waste operations in member states are causing missed opportunities for economic growth, but says that stronger national inspections and better knowledge about waste management … Read more
UK clean energy recovery from waste business Energos, part of the ENER-G group, has acquired waste to energy business BioGen Power through a share swap arrangement. Energos, which is gasification technology partner to BioGen Power, already had a 28% shareholding in the business. The deal brings together a joint portfolio of six fully consented UK … Read more
Trim has been named as the cleanest town in Ireland, pipping Swords and Killarney in the 2011 survey of litter levels in 53 towns and cities by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL). The three were among 38 towns to be classed as ‘Clean to European Norms’. This is the first time that Trim, which has … Read more
Works at Kerdiffstown landfill continue. The EPA has established more permanent offices on site, and the site now has electricity and running water. The two gas flares running on site are now powered by mains electricity supply instead of generators. This makes flare operation more consistent and reliable. The larger flare, which burns off gas … Read more
Between 2007 and 2013, some 14 billion EUR will be spent across the EU on infrastructure for the collection or treatment of waste water under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWT). The aim is to ensure that human and industrial waste doesn’t adversely affect human health and the environment. The latest report on implementation … Read more
The European Recycling Platform (ERP), Ireland’s only pan European compliance scheme for electrical waste and battery recycling, in association with numerous County Councils around Ireland, has launched its Christmas Appeal, asking families to recycle their batteries. It is estimated that 32 million batteries (800 tonnes) will be purchased between now and Christmas, accounting for almost … Read more
Waste crime officers from the Environment Agency have joined forces with Durham Constabulary to raid two suspected illegal waste sites in County Durham. Waste crime officers from the Environment Agency have joined forces with Durham Constabulary to raid two suspected illegal waste sites in County Durham. The raids happened on Tuesday 6 December with the … Read more
Opening the Sunday Business Waste Summit 2011 conference yesterday (November 29), Hogan said it was time for decisions to be made in waste management policy and called targeted enforcement to be put in place to ensure Ireland’s waste management is “environmentally sound”. He said: “The role of the forum will be to feed views and … Read more
A London council is calling on the public to take greater responsibility for the waste and litter they generate using principles behind the Government’s Big Society plan. Westminster City Council has launched ‘The Big Green Society’ which looks to tackle the root causes of environmental problems rather than consequences. Within this, the council is seeking … Read more
Over a third of Scottish councils are recycling over 50% of the household waste they collect, as the national average rate hits 43.6%, according to figures from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The data, which was taken from April 2011 and June 2011, showed that 12 out of 32 local authorities in Scotland recycled … Read more