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£92 million for Gloucestershire waste project
Gloucestershire's waste facilities will see major improvements thanks to £92 million in Private Finance Initiative (PFI) credits awarded by Defra... -
WRAP funded project closes electrical recycling loop
Electrical goods with recycled content will soon be available on the high street thanks to a WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) funded...
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Defra releases guidance on waste facility design
Local authorities, architects, planners and builders will be helped to produce high quality and locally appropriate waste facilities thanks to new... -
Six "zero waste places" named across England
Six places ranging from a residential street to an entire region of England were named as England's first 'Zero Waste Places' by Environment Minister...
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UK needs 10 times more green tech investment
The government must invest ten times more into green technology than it currently does, according to the Confederation of British... -
First of BTCC cars for bioethanol team received
A team planning to run two bioethanol cars in the British Touring Championships (BTCC) has secured one of the vehicles.Cartridge World Carbon...
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Re: Sustainability projects an investment or a cost?
“The 136 million pounds PFI development at our Trust’s Salford Hospital is a 36,000 sq metre new accommodation and refurbishment project of...
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How has technology assisted you in helping to make low carbon travel as easy as jumping into the...
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Re: Sustainability projects an investment or a cost?
I am the non exec lead on our board for sustainability. I have a background in the environment and sustainability and also work at the Eden project...
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Re: TRAIN-ING to get where you need to be?
Leigh was the southern terminus of the 7.5 miles (12 km) long Bolton and Leigh railway. George Stephenson carried out the survey for the line. It...
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TRAIN-ing to get where you need to be?
With such an obvious carbon advantage according to Defra (please see below) of travelling by train in comparison to using cars what hurdles and...
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Dr Danilo Lo Fo Wong, Senior Adviser, Antimicrobial Resistance, WHO Regional Office for Europe
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Ros Wade, Chair, LRC of Expertise for Education for Sustainable Development
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Andrew Parkin, Partner at Cundall Acoustics
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Editor's Feature
Connie Hedegaard European Union Commissioner for Climate ActionEuropean Commission
A world you like
Govtoday are proud to support the European Commission's new campaign entitled A world you like. With a climate you like. Editor Scott Buckler spoke with Connie...
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