Local Authorities and the County Surveyors' Society have called for government to change regulations to allow more efficient and cost effective trade waste collection schemes.
Ofgem restructures creating Ofgem E-Serve which will focus on administration and delivery of environmental and sustainability projects, helping the UK to meet low carbon economy challenge.
The North West’s hotels and restaurants are missing out on cost savings by wrongly assuming energy and waste efficiency projects are too expensive to implement.
Despite opposition from trade associations, resource efficiency data for specific organisations and sites will be published as part of the pollution inventory next year.
Defra has published a summary of responses to its ‘Consultation on revised waste exemptions from environmental permitting’ and has delayed implementation to resolve further issues.
A new, user-friendly measurement tool, developed by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), is set to increase the transparency of waste transfers between the construction sector and waste contractors.
Theo Paphitis, entrepreneur and star of TV’s Dragon’s Den, has launched the Carbon Trust’s Big Business Refit campaign, which could save UK SMEs £40million.