16th January 2017 | Recycling
Ikea has announced it has achieved zero waste to landfill in the UK for the first time. It now even turns a profit from waste, with recycled materials forming parts of its best-selling products. The Swedish flatpack giant, which had sales of £1.72bn in Britain, no longer sends any rubbish from its 25 UK stores…Read more
16th January 2017 | Residential Energy
On Monday 16 January, Fischer Energy joins the 40-plus energy companies jostling for householders’ business. It will deliver its electricity directly from windfarms. Fischer Energy hopes to sign up 40,000 customers in the first year to its single variable tariff. Its renewable power will be supplied by Denmark’s Dong Energy. The new entrant arrives less…Read more
13th January 2017 | Recycling
The US creator of an Uber-style mobile phone app for waste management is set to expand its technology into Europe. This is in conjunction with large waste group, Suez. Rubicon Global manages a network of independent companies which bid for waste from business customers. Its software finds place to recycle, resell and transport the materials….Read more
12th January 2017 | Commercial Energy
Plans for a pioneering tidal power lagoon in Swansea Bay are expected to be supported by a government commissioned report. This will potentially unlock a multi-billion pound series of projects which harness electricity from tides around the UK. Last year it looked like a review of the technology was a way to kill off this…Read more
12th January 2017 | Commercial Energy
In the full calendar year 2016, wind generated more electricity than coal. The milestone is a first for the UK and reflects a collapse in coal generation, which contributed bust 9.2% of UK electricity last year. Wind generated 11.5%. Coal’s decline saw its output fall to the lowest level since 1935. It also means that…Read more
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