22nd March 2017 | Recycling
A British waste company is salvaging sanitary products in order to duel power stations. The PHS group said it will pick out items like nappies, tampons and incontinence pads – known in the industry as absorbent hygiene products – so they can be dried and then burned. The firm, the first in the country to…Read more
15th March 2017 | Commercial Energy
The plastics industry says action on waste imports in China gives the UK an opportunity to drive up quality on recyclable materials. This is a result of China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) releasing more details about the crackdown on illegal shipments of waste into the country. The GAC is working with the Environmental Protection…Read more
14th March 2017 | Recycling
Coffee cups, coffee capsules and MDF are some of the most popular and hard-to-recycle products in circulation. They account for hundreds of thousands and tons of waste sent to landfill each year. This is an issue which companies and governments are striving to address. New initiatives and innovations across industries could set a new standard…Read more
12th March 2017 | Commercial Energy
A report commissioned by the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has found that using biomass instead of coal is playing a positive part in decarbonizing the power sector. The study is called “Use of North American woody biomass in UK electricity generation.” It reaffirms the positive impact of US biomass industry on…Read more
9th March 2017 | Residential Energy
More than 415,000 consumers switched electricity supplier in February, which is a 21% increase on the month before. This is a reaction by homeowners as they saw energy prices rise again. The number is the highest for February in the past three years and comes as households face a spate of energy price rises. There…Read more