18 Oct 2017

Water UK (see below) have responded quickly to the WWF and call for a debate – well perhaps this report and the EA’s report highlighting the growth of serious pollution incidents – will prompt that debate. No wonder UK Government wants to get rid of the polluter pays and the precautionary principle! Water UK response […]

11 Oct 2017

Guardian, Mathew Taylor   Sewage plants are contributing to plastic pollution of the ocean with millions of tiny beads spilling into the seas around the UK, according to a new report. Dozens of UK wastewater treatment plants use tiny plastic pellets, known as Bio-Beads, to filter chemical and organic contaminants from sewage, according to a study from […]

07 Oct 2014

Defra: ‘Major new infrastructure project has been given the go ahead to address London’s failing sewerage system. A major new infrastructure project to modernise London’s antiquated sewage system has been given the go ahead. This paves the way for the construction of a new 25 kilometre tunnel which will transport sewage and waste water from […]