2nd March 2021 | Recycling
Two UK cruise ships have been scrapped on an Indian beach despite assurances they would continue to be operated. Ships at the end of their lives are considered hazardous waste and it is illegal to send them to developing countries from the UK. But months after being sold at auction to buyers outside the UK…Read more
26th February 2021 | Recycling
The UK government is considering nationwide kerbside collection of used electrical appliances and gadgets to help improve the recycling of electronic waste. Local councils in some areas already collect broken washing machines and toasters in schemes funded by waste collection fees that all retailers selling electrical goods must pay. The government is consulting on the…Read more
26th February 2021 | Recycling
Thames Water says the project may provide green heating to more than 2,000 homes in Kingston in Greater London. Thousands of homes could be heated by waste from their local sewage works as part of England’s first “poo power” scheme. Thames Water says its project has the potential to provide clean, green heating to more…Read more
25th February 2021 | Commercial Energy
The UK power company Drax has dropped a controversial plan to build what would have been Europe’s largest fossil gas plant in North Yorkshire. The decision follows years of campaigning from climate groups, who argued plans for a new fossil-fuel power station would not be consistent with the UK’s emissions reduction target. In a note…Read more
23rd February 2021 | Commercial Energy
The UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (UKHFCA) has released a roadmap for green hydrogen deployment by 2050. The UKHFCA, whose members include ITM Power, Anglo American, BOC, Northern Gas Networks and Rolls Royce, has also urged the UK Government to consider the long-term economic opportunities that hydrogen presents. The Case for Green Hydrogen paper…Read more
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