Up until March 2011, 50% of the waste at Grimsby based fresh fish processor, Seachill, went to landfill. However, following the introduction of a series of low cost measures …
A new report from think tank, Centre Forum, argues that a ban on sending food waste to landfill could trigger a boom in anaerobic digestion plants.
Anaerobic digestion, which …
The UK's Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has released a ground-breaking report that provides the first big picture look at the financial and environmental impacts …
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Luxury Easter eggs continue to use excessive plastic packaging the majority of which is difficult to recycle and ends up in landfill. This research was carried out on behalf …
Over the past ten years local authorities have moved away from simple waste collection and disposal arrangements for municipal waste to a complex network of services each …
WRAP has published its annual 'Gate Fees Report'. which presents a summary of gate fees charged for a range of alternative waste treatment, recovery and disposal options. The …
This research report produced by Brook Lyndhurst for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, examines the issues around the impact of the built environment on the …
Changes to waste regulations in England and Wales which seek to impose a legal duty on waste companies and local authorities to separately collect paper, metal, plastic and …
Businesses are being urged by the Environment agency to ensure they know where their waste goes so it doesn’t end up in the hands of illegal operators. The advice is …
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Defra's report of progress in delivering the actions in the Government’s Review of Waste Policy in England 2011 shows that good progress has been made since the Review was …