Belgian nuclear reactors out of commission
Belgian nuclear reactors serving half the country’s energy needs have been taken offline for repairs, effectively acting as a trial run for the phasing...
UK plastics recycling industry under investigation
The UK plastics recycling industry faces an investigation into its export practices after allegations of widespread fraud. Waste exporters within the UK plastics recycling industry...
Clinical waste management: government disputes incineration claims
UK junior health minister Steve Barclay refuted claims yesterday that clinical waste management services did not have the incineration capacity to serve NHS trusts. In...
Hydrogenics to supply large-scale electrolyser to German firm
Canadian firm Hydrogenics has announced a new contract with German compressor manufacturer Maximator. Hydrogenics, which designs, manufactures, builds and installs hydrogen generation systems, fuel cells...
Waste-to-energy: a circular overview
Converting waste into a resource, whether by reuse, recycling or repurposing – as in the case of waste-to-energy programmes, whereby garbage is converted to...
The BSI’s circular standard: how businesses can adopt circular policies
Government Europa speaks to David Fatscher from BSI about their new circular standard, giving advice to businesses wanting to become part of the circular...
Bioeconomy plan approved – European Commission
The European Commission has announced a plan of action to develop a circular, sustainable bioeconomy based around the sustainable use of renewable resources. The bioeconomy...
Fjord focus: successful recycling systems in Norway
An industry-led recycling scheme in Norway has led to a 97 per cent rate of bottle recycling. Norway operates a system of adding a deposit...
Airborne inspection and quality assurance
The standard inspection method for quality assurance of the exterior surfaces of wind turbines is to employ people trained as rope access or industrial...
Walkers recycling scheme: trees and onion
Crisp giant Walkers has announced the UK’s first nationwide crisp packet recycling scheme. The scheme comes in the wake of a grassroots campaign by anti-plastics...
