The Drinking Water Inspectorate has published new research on dual pipe recycling systems to understand the associated risks and to assess the suitability of English and Welsh regulations to manage the risks from evolving systems. The research project found that many large-scale dual pipe systems in the UK have either been mothballed or have never […]
Reported in the Los Angeles Times California is set to adopt regulations that will allow for sewage to be extensively treated, transformed into pure drinking water and delivered directly to people’s taps. The regulations are expected to be approved Tuesday (19 December) by the State Water Resources Control Board, enabling water suppliers to begin building […]
Plastics is the oil & gas industries Plan B … incinerating it simply adds to the emissions Plastic production is set to grow exponentially – undermining climate commitments Channel 4 is screening its Dispatches ‘The dirty truth about your rubbish’ programme the night before this newsletter comes out – Lucy Sielge – see below Client […]
There have been an increasing number of articles on the idea that ‘recycling’ is the ultimate example of ‘greenwashing’, which is really having little or no effect on reducing our overall use of plastics in particular. Beyond Recycling, a consultation report sets out how Wales sees a route to significant reductions in waste and carbon. […]
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) and grey water recycling (GWR) are ways of generating alternative sources of water. A new review sets out the costs and benefits This can be used for some non-potable uses instead of mains water which is treated to meet strict drinking water standards. To date, both RWH and GWR systems have been […]
The effort to promote recycling has been too successful. That is the argument being made by some environmentalists, as they point to a perception among consumers that if they carefully sort their glass, paper and plastic, they aren’t polluting the planet. “The message about recycling is so positive that it becomes an incentive to consider […]
Publication of the summary of responses begins to highlight next steps Litter Innovation Fund: further round of funding announced HM Treasury: ‘Individuals, businesses and campaign groups have expressed overwhelming support for action on tackling the impact of plastics on our environment. The backing comes as HM Treasury publishes the summary of responses to its recent call for […]
Two articles The scale of plastic pollution in the marine environment is growing and UK backtrack on their blocking moves to agree with Europe on recycling targets and the circular economy. Unearthed, Greenpeace ‘Investigative journalism does make a difference. Back in January, we revealed that although the UK government was promising ambitious new recycling targets […]