Environmental stories tagged with: land fill
Green light for UK's first nappy recycling plant
Monday, 23rd March 2009, 1:13 pm
The disposable nappy: environmental curse or the greatest time-saving invention for the parent? Thanks to a new recycling plant, filling landfill with nappies may be a thing of the past.
 Recycling and energy-from-waste plansThursday, 19th February 2009, 4:57 pm
Peterborough City Council is pressing ahead with plans for new recycling and energy-from-waste facilities that will prevent environmental damage caused when waste is buried in landfill sites.
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 National Grid presents biogas report to UK governmentMonday, 2nd February 2009, 6:14 pm
Half Britain's homes could be heated by renewable gas, says National Grid in a report it has presented to the UK Government.
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 Waste Incentive Scheme PilotsThursday, 19th June 2008, 8:09 pm
In the same week as South Norfolk District Council called the chip-in-bin systems trialled in their area as "proven to be another failed Government IT project", the Government is seeking to allow up to five local authorities to pilot incentive schemes.
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 Wales Hits Biodegradeable Waste TargetsWednesday, 19th September 2007, 9:36 pm
Every local authority in Wales has met strict limits, set by the Assembly Government, on the amount of biodegradable waste it can send to landfill sites.
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Residents Tuck into Food Waste Recycling
Friday, 31st August 2007, 12:39 pm
The new food waste collection trial in Tavistock, Devon, has proved really popular and about 130 tonnes have been successfully recycled so far.
Weekly Waste Collections are Coming Back
Monday, 16th July 2007, 2:31 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has agreed a phased return to weekly waste collections.
Pay-Per-Throw Being Tipped
Thursday, 24th May 2007, 11:20 am
It is expected that in today's waste whitepaper the government will announce the introduction of Pay-Per-Throw.
Landfill space will run out in nine years warn council leaders
Thursday, 26th April 2007, 6:09 pm
Today, the Local Government Authority issued a warning that landfill space will run out within the next nine years unless recycling rates are boosted and waste thrown into tips is cut.
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