Recycling, Reuse and Waste

In the run up to this years Green Apple Awards at the Houses of Parliament on the 12th November, we will be reviewing some of the amazing award winning projects from last year. Southside Shopping Centre Rainwater Harvesting, Wandsworth Aware of our drain on such a precious utility and inspired by the rainwater cascading off […]

In the run up to this years Green Apple Awards at the Houses of Parliament on the 12th November, we will be reviewing some of the amazing award winning projects from last year. GENeco is Wessex Water’s waste to energy company that recycles waste, produces renewable energy and provides the agricultural industry with a nutrient-rich

………………………………………………………………………..   Nespresso meets commitment of 75% capsule recycling capacity one year ahead of plan   Recycling capacity target reached – and exceeded – a year early London, 11 September 2012 – Nespresso has today announced two important developments in its commitment to aluminium sustainability. Firstly the company has reached its 75% capsule recycling capacity objective one year

Permission secured for pioneering AD plant   Engineering and environmental consultancy Wardell Armstrong has helped to secure planning permission from Devon County Council for an innovative £15 million sustainable waste treatment facility using autoclave processing and advanced anaerobic digestion at the Imerys Minerals china clay works at Lee Moor, near Plymouth. AAD (South West) Limited,

Green light for AD trials – and no permit needed   Vital research into innovative new waste treatment processes at the Anaerobic Digestion Development Centre (ADDC) in Teesside has been given the green light by the Environment Agency – and without the need for a full environmental permit. Engineering and environmental consultancy Wardell Armstrong helped

EA PERMIT BRINGS WASTE PLANT CLOSER One of the country’s largest recycling facilities has been given the green light to power its operations with a new Sustainable Energy Plant. The permit from the Environment Agency will enable Kemsley Mill to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and to generate heat and electricity from up to

Olympic-inspired bra recycling charity challenge! Birmingham’s Olympic-inspired bra recycling charity challenge has recorded a new personal best after 245kg of bras were collected in June. The figure – the most collected in a single month since the scheme launched in August 2010 – was reached thanks to the city council’s recent expansion of the project

BEST EVER RECYCLING RATE SAVES OVER £2.5million Ealing residents are now recycling more than 40% of all waste – the best rate ever achieved in the borough. In 2010/11 Ealing’s recycling rate was 40.04% – meaning the borough hit its 40% target. These figures are released to coincide with national recycling week which takes place

RSPB members and supporters ring in massive success to break mobile recycling World Record Donations of old phones raise over £5,000 to help fund the RSPB’s conservation work   Tuesday 14 June 2011 – Members and supporters of the RSPB have risen to the challenge and smashed a Guinness World Record by donating their old

WEST LONDON BOROUGHS AGREE ACTION PLAN TO REDUCE WASTE The six councils serving west London have agreed a joint action plan to reduce waste generated by over 21,000 tonnes per year by 2015. West London residents already recycle and compost more of their waste than most other parts of the capital. This new initiative will