The UK is lagging behind other European countries which are creating thousands of new jobs by supporting “green” businesses, the TUC has complained.
The union organisation said the Government should work more closely with employers and unions to help promote training programmes for workers, make workplaces greener and invest in renewable technology.
Germany has created a renewable […]

A 21 year old man has been crushed to death in an industrial accident at a SITA recycling centre in Tipton.  The young worker, who has not been named, is believed to have been crushed in a large piece of machinery within the recycling plant whilst trying to remove a piece of cardboard that was blocking the machine. 
Paramedics from the West Midlands […]

US scientists have reportedly made a breakthough towards making a machine that is capable of sucking carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.  The team of US scientists, led by Klaus Lackner, say they plan to have a working prototype of the machine made within the next two years. 
The carbon sucking devise will be capable of capturing a […]

The Times have announced the results of there search to find the top 50 green companies in the UK.  The search for the best environmentally friendly companies was launched on 25 November last year and was conducted alongside Bureau Veritas, which is one of the world’s main environmental management consultancies, and Munro Global, the leading market-research group.
The purpose […]

Boris Johnson, the recently appointed Mayor of London, has announced he will chair the London Waste and Recycling Board.  The Mayor will work with London’s borough councils to boost recycling in the capital and reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfill sites.
The Mayor has reached an agreement with London Councils – the body representing […]

A woman has been charged with the murder of a 17 year old boy after his body was found amongst waste at a recycling centre in Kent.  Amanda Alden, 29, was arrested in the Redditch area on Friday 23rd May and was charged with murder when she appeared at Redditch Magistrates’ Court.  A spokesman for West Mercia Police said that […]

Thousands of plastic water bottles, used by participants in the spectacular Playtex MoonWalk on Saturday May 17, were recovered by national waste and recycling operator, Biffa.
This famous event, staged in London’s Hyde Park, saw 15,000 men and women in fantastically decorated bras walk 26.2 miles through the moonlit streets of London to raise money and […]

The famous black taxi of London could soon get a green makeover with the news that Manganese Bronze, the Coventry-based maker of the black cabs, is working on an electric version of its TX4 cab. The company will be working in partnership with Tanfield, the specialist electric car designer and developer. The green plug-in taxi should […]

A £1 million modernisation at Peterborough City Council’s materials recycling facility (MRF) will be unveiled by Councillor Graham Murphy, Cabinet member for the environment, on Friday (16 May) at 2 pm.
The investment includes the region’s first installation of state-of-the-art technology, which has made it possible for Peterborough residents to recycle glass bottles and jars through […]

An investigation has begun following the discovery of a male body among recycling waste at a materials recycling facility in Kent on Tuesday 13th May.  The body was discovered at a Viridor Waste Management site in Crayford, and it is thought the body may have been carried for about 100 miles in the back of a refuse vehicle.
The Crossgates waste […]