28th January 2020 | Recycling
A new report from Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Cymru has found that 75 per cent of commercial and industrial (C&I) waste sent to incineration or landfill in Wales is recyclable. Assessing the composition of mixed residual C&I waste, the survey analysed 108 samples of waste from four main sites – Pwllfawatkin landfill, Swansea…Read more
28th January 2020 | Commercial Energy
Hundreds of thousands of people will need to be recruited into the energy sector if the UK is to reach its goal of cutting emissions to net zero by 2050, according to a new report by National Grid. The “Building the Net Zero Energy Workforce” report shows the need to fill 400,000 positions in skilled…Read more
27th January 2020 | Commercial Energy
A report from University of Cambridge and University College London (UCL) has found that the UK’s carbon tax, introduced in 2013 and increased in 2015, has led to a staggering 93% cut in the country’s coal-fired electricity generation. This amounts to a drop from 13.1 TWh generated in 2013 to a mere 0.97TWh in 2019,…Read more
24th January 2020 | Recycling
The Daily Mail today once more calls on public-spirited reader to join the fight against the blight of litter. More than half a million volunteers signed up for the Great British Spring Clean last year – clearing streets, parks, beaches and countryside. Organised with Keep Britain Tidy, the campaign was a huge success with 17,097…Read more
23rd January 2020 | Commercial Energy
A levy on airlines or fossil fuel companies could be introduced to help pay for a huge boost to woodland planting, Government climate advisers have urged. The Committee on Climate Change made the recommendation in a new report calling for major and urgent changes to how land is managed to help the UK reach its…Read more