WRAP says recycling will hit 75% by 2040

29th June 2017 | Recycling

WRAP chief executive Marcus Gover has said he is “sure” that the UK’s household recycling rate will reach at least 75% within the next 25 years. Speaking at the “Resourcing the Future” conference on 28 June, Gover laid out WRAP’s estimates on the UK’s flow of materials by 2040. It was calculated that, despite a…Read more

UK risks becoming dumping ground for plastic after Brexit

28th June 2017 | Recycling

The UK risks becoming the “dirty man of Europe” after Brexit with no plan to deal with the millions of plastic bottles dumped by consumers every week, according to politicians and leading environmental campaigners. The EU is currently drawing up an ambitious “circular economy” strategy which aims to make manufacturers take greater responsibility for the…Read more

UK Primed to lead Europe’s £46bn wave energy market opportunity

28th June 2017 | Commercial Energy

Wave power can contribute 10% of global electricity demand by 2050 if governments and the private sector offer financial support and political stability. The UK is primed to act as the marine energy leader. This is the key finding form Marine Power Systems’ (MPS) Making Wave Power Work report. The report claims that Europe could…Read more

UK on track to miss carbon emissions target

26th June 2017 | Commercial Energy

The UK’s ambitious target of slashing carbon emissions by more than half within 13 years is at risk because of government dithering on energy policy, industrial professionals have warned. A survey by the Energy Institute, the professional body for the energy sector, has found that four fifths of its members believe the UK is currently…Read more

Hinkley plant could cost 30 billion

23rd June 2017 | Commercial Energy

Britain’s deal with EDF to build the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant is risky and could lead to requests for more cash and electricity payment top-ups worth 30 billion pounds, a parliamentary watchdog has said. “Delays have pushed back the nuclear power plant’s construction, and the expected cost of top-up payments … has increased from…Read more

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