New Tiles from Waste Glass
Sypol Offers Fast Analysis of Contaminated Land
Oikos Opens New Oily Water Separation Plant
Seepex Treatment Technology’s First UK Use
Polyfelt (UK) Launch New Drainage Composite for Landfill
Evaporative Treatment or Landfill Leachate
Phosphate Removal in Berlin’s Wastewater Treatment Plants
Dismantling of Halberg Iron Works Foundry
Louisiana Investment Group Option on Local Hazardous Waste Plant
Bioproducts Cut Emissions from Coal Plants
New Probe Reduces Cost of Pollution Assessment
Paint And Coatings Removal by Flash Lamp
ELI Designs Reduction Systems for Waste Detoxification
Tyres Reduced to Useful By-Products
South Australia Waste Initiative Raises Landfill Fees
Improved Biological Nutrient Removal from Wastewaters
Waste Tyres to Recyclable Materials and Energy for Sheffield
These Boots are Made for Recycling
Application for Packaging Waste to be Used as Fuel Source
Tesco Offers Spare Recycling Capacity
Somerfield Gives Cash for Trash
Villagers in Keyworth Embrace Home Composting
UK Needs Greater Steel Can Recycling Effort
Improved Thermal Process Fuelled by Municipal Waste
Household Waste Converted to Energy and Carbon Source
Russian Company Patents New Tyre Recovery Process
CemStar Increases Production in Cement Manufacturing
Financing for Composting Projects
New Zealand Trials for Vermicomposting of Food Waste
Costs of Tyre Disposal to Car Owners
VALPAK Awaits Retailer’s Decision
Farm Film Scheme to Continue
Aspinwall Director Advocates Landbanks for Waste Disposal
UK Plans Clamp Down on Marine Polluters
New Hazardous Waste Transportation Regulations Come Into Force
PIFA Welcome Environment Agency Report
UK CFC Reduction on Target
Row Over North Sea Oil Waste Continues
Hungary Asks Germany to Repatriate its Stranded Waste
Recycling for the Future in Wisconsin
EPA Proposes Tighter Air Emission Controls
Bioassay for Ocean Dumping Clarified
NRC Identifies Six Crucial Areas for Environmental Research
Wisconsin Passes New Compost and Land Spreading Regulations
Use of Credible Evidence for Compliance With Emission Standards Proposed
US/Canadian Border to Open for Export of PCB Wastes for Destruction
Hong Kong Crisis Over Waste Imports
Bhopal - Wave of New Claims Predicted
Internet Used to Comment on Environmental Plans
South American Countries Establish Recycling Associations
Taiwan Refuse Crisis
Swopped Consignment Notes May Have Caused Fire
Introduction of Many Dyestuffs Fails to Conform With Regulations
Increase in Sewage Disposal Investment
Implementation of the VOC Emissions Directive at Oil Terminals
Falling Markets for Recyclables Hit Company Profits
Prospects for Growth in Environmental Infrastructure
Two Surveys on Business Concern for the Environment
Resolving the Conflict Between the World Trade Organisation and Multilateral Environmental Agreements
UK Funding for UNIDO in Jeopardy
International Recycling Trade Progress on Basel Convention
EC to Rule on Recyclable Waste VAT
Directive May Make Farmers Pay Dearly for Water Pollution
Ambient Air Quality Directive Will Spawn Further Legislation
Revised EC Landfill Directive Will Affect UK Waste Management Policy
EC Proposes Ratification of the Danube River Protection Convention
EC Adopts Directive on the Movement of Dangerous Goods by Rail
New Regulations on Consents for Discharges to Water
Report Claims Competitiveness At Risk From Waste Of Resources
Going for Green Campaign Meeting
UK Tyre Recycling In Line With EC Targets
House of Commons Debate on Paper Ecolabelling
Valpak Membership Fees Announced
Sewage Sludge Utilisation and Disposal
Greening the National Health Service
British Coal’s Waste Disposal Sites Sold
Imposition of Dioxin Limits is Deemed a Mixed Blessing
Hereford and Worcester Waste Management Plans
Haden Meets British Steel’s Deadline
Possible Methods of Disposing of Animal Carcasses
Hydrocarbons And Chlorine Pollutants Destroyed By Uranium Oxide-Based Catalysts
New Cryogenic Recovery Process for Olefins
Loprox Extends BOC’s Options for Toxic Wastewater Treatment
Waste to Energy Plant Incorporates Infrared Camera
Oxygen Enriched Incineration Claimed to be Faster and Greener
Transporting Waste by Rail
No Waste Recovery Process for Printed Wiring Boards
Paper Recycling in the Doldrums
Battery Lead Recycling Company Sold
New UK Tyre Recycling Plant Announced
Materials Recycling Facility at Milton Keynes
Steel Packaging Recycling Increasing in Europe
Pilot Circuit Board Recycling Process
Waste-to-Energy Electricity Underpriced
New Full-scale Remediation Test Site in Canada
BASF Seeks Market for Plastics Recycling Technology
New MRF for Nantucket Island
BASF to Recycle Nylon Carpets
Steady Growth in Sewage Sludge Composting in the USA
Cement Fuel and Incineration Dispute Goes to Parliament
Developing Derelict Urban Sites Could Meet Housing Shortage
CIRIA Enrols as an Environmental Body
Money for Waste Minimisation and Environmental Improvement Goes Untapped
Recommendations on Contaminated Land
Swedish EPA Seeks to Cut Landfill by 50%
Composting and Recycling Encouraged in Israel
Greenpeace Condemns Hazardous Waste Exports
Waste Management Policy for PVC
The Future of Recycling in Wisconsin
1997 EPA Budget Increase
Host Fees Increase Landfill Sites in Illinois
US EPA Accuses Pennsylvania of Failing to Report CAA Offences
US Farmers Face Various State Approaches to Animal Waste Problem
$32 Million for Clean-up of a Rhode Island Superfund Site
Close Decision Sees US States’ Liability Ruling Overturned
US Industry Opposes EPA Proposal to Report Chemical Use
Leached Pyrethroids Used for Sheep Dips is Killing Aquatic Life
HSE Asks for Comments on Use of Copper Chrome Arsenic in Wood Preservatives
Biomarkers Used to Monitor People Exposed to Chemical Pollutants
Commission to Act on Italian Asbestos
Polish Under-Water Vehicle to Aid Search for Chemical Weapons
Wise Participants See Benefits of WasteWi$e Programme.
Biffa Looks East to Share Expertise
Recycling Services Seeks AIM Listing
UK Launch of ISO 14000 Environmental Management Standards Series
Shanks & McEwan Acquires New Landfill Capacity
Global Steel Scrap Market: Trends and Forecasts
1995 Environmental Highlights From Rhone-Poulenc
The European Market for Environmental Laboratory Testing Services
Emergency Plans for Port Areas
Genetically Modified Maize from the USA Allowed into Europe
Commission’s Proposals on Car Recycling Near Completion
EC Proposals for Marking Complete Packaging Waste Directive
Effect of EC Nitrate Directive on Farming Practices
EC Strategy Paper for Methane Emission Reductions
New Landfill Directive Proposed
EC Directives on Asbestos Exposure Still Adequate
EIC Comments on Draft Statutory Guidance on Contaminated Land
CPRE Urges Government to Adopt a Stronger Waste Planning Policy
Parliament Debates Recycling in Scotland
A Guide for Safe Working on Contaminated Sites
Novel Oily Water Separator
PowerGen Withdraws from Thameside Waste-to-Energy Scheme
Greater Manchester Waste Seeks to Modify Bolton Incinerator
BOC Vitox Effluent Treatment Installed at Conoco’s Humber Refinery
DTI Approval for Onshore Decommissioning Plan for Staffa Oil Pipeline
TorbedR Reactor Removes Oil from Offshore Oil Drill Cuttings
New Technology for Cleaning Contaminated Rock Residues from Offshore Drilling
Russians Develop Gel to Stop Oil Leaks
Novel Evaporation Technology Applied to Landfill Leachate
ABATE Reduces Landfill Odour and Health Problems
Incinerator Just for Explosives is Opened in Missouri
Scrubber Waste Provides Gypsum for Plaster-Board in Pennsylvania
pH-Controlled Surfactants
New Hazardous Waste Landfill Opens in Texas
New Biofilter Handles High VOC Emissions
Mobile Site Characterisation System
Recycling Foundry Waste Dust
Practical Demonstration of Reuse and Recycling on a Building
South Tyneside Delighted with Trial Results for Ferrous Recovery
Midlands Companies Export Novel Process for Maximising Aluminium Extraction
Newspaper Industry Beats Recycling Target
Cooling Lubricants and Metal Sludge Recycling
Waste Shortage Forces Closure of BASF Pilot Plant
Sales of Recycling Equipment Increase
Explosive Diet for Plants
New Technology Allows Unsorted Plastic Waste to be Recycled
Wood Ash Use in Sewage Sludge Composting
Waste Glass Saved from Landfill by New Sorting Technology
UK Bioremediation Technology to Clean Oil Contaminated Land in Nigeria
South West Water to Introduce UV Disinfection at Ashford, Devon
ENTRUST Registers New Environmental Bodies and Trusts
UK Waste Announces First Donations to Environmental Bodies
CIA and CORA Join Forces to Reduce Chlorinated Solvent Emissions
UK Government Announces Strategy on Soil Conservation
WRc to Examine Leaching Characteristics for Environment Agency
UK Retailers and the Food and Drink Industry Support New Packaging Waste Regulations
Authorisation Denied to French Tax Exemption Scheme
Packaging Waste Collection and Recycling in Spain
Environmental Law in Hungary
Netherlands Suspends Nitrate Action Programme
Guidelines to Assess Environmental Impact
EPA Pleases No-One with Proposed Particulate Rules
First Superfund Reforms Implemented
Pesticide Alert in Mississippi
Superfund Reform Resumed
China Jails US Businessman for Illegal Waste Imports
Further Ramifications of the Sea Empress Grounding
Twenty-three Pesticides Banned in California
Greenpeace Study of Philippines Battery Recycler
Poor Market for Recycled Paper
Paper Eco-Labelling in Confusion
Lords Ruling on ‘Fair Rate’ in Special Compensation Cases
Wisconsin Recycler Urges Boycott of PET Bottles
WMX Restructuring Plan
New Code of Practice for Photoprocessing Effluent
Disposal of the Brent Spar
Commissions Assure NGO Involvement at OSPAR Madrid Meeting
Funding for UNEP Withheld
Trade and Environment Report Adopted
EC Preparation for UN Environment Conference in June 1997
Environment Commissioner Outlines Legislative Proposals for 1997
Harmonising the Marking of Packaging
Modifications to Packaging Regulations
Sustainable Use of Soil - The Government’s Response
Select Committee Suggests Amendments to DOE Guidelines for Contaminated land
UK Ratifies Sulphur Dioxide Emissions Protocol
Government Announces 1997/98 Environmental Protection Research Programme
DOE Issues Proposals for Implementing EC Hazardous Waste Incineration Directive
UK Sustainable Development Agenda
Local Council Recycling Guidelines for Meeting Targets
Shortage of Incinerator Capacity Hampers BSE Cull
Portable Flue Gas Analyser
Food Waste Minimisation Pilot Project
WRc Launches PREMIS 97
Innovative Coalfield Restoration Project Awaits Final Approval
Environet 2000 Project
Farm Films Collection Service Suspended
Ultrasonic Cleaning Eliminates Solvents at Pulsafe
May Opening for New Lanstar Plant
Software Evaluates Environmental Compatibility of New Products
Novel Fluidised Bed Medical Waste Combustor/Recycler
New System for Contaminated Silt Disposal
Developments in Asbestos Waste Treatment in France
Activated Carbon Filters Manufactured from Nuts
New Membrane Process Treats Landfill Leachate
Unreliable Continuous Emission Monitors for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Canadian Waste Survey
New Flue Gas Desulphurisation System
WTE Plant Due to Open On Schedule
New Waste-to-Energy Plants
Electronics Recycling Still Looks Costly
BP Chemicals Offers New Route for Plastics Recycling
First Recycling Scheme for Mobile Phones
The VEGAS Research Facility for Soil Remediation
US Military Enthusiastic About Meeting Recycling Targets
Commemorative Wine in Recycled Bottles
California Awards for Education on Oil Recycling
Tokyo PET Recycling Plan
Assessment of Risks and Liabilities of Former British Coal Sites
Shredder Waste Concessions
Risk Communication Study For Government Departments
Revised Approved Codes of Practice for COSHH
The Challenge of Local Agenda 21
Environmental Campaigners to Prosecute over Sea Empress Grounding
Portugese National Institute for Waste
German Car Recycling Scheme Clashes with EC Plans
Deregulation of Non-hazardous Industrial Wastes in USA
Environmental Priorities for New US Congress
US Emissions Regulations Delayed in Face of Industry Objections
President Clinton Calls For 1998 Environmental Budget Increase
Sustainable Energy Consumption Called For by WEC
Master Plan for Recycling in Thailand
Report on Dioxin Levels in Hampshire Soils Published
BMF Highlights Recycling Explosion Risk
Environment Agency Sets up National Groundwater and Contaminated Land Centre
New Publications on the Classification and Storage of Hazardous Substances
Groundwater Pollution Report Published by Environment Agency
Five Year Study Begins into Health Effects at Love Canal
ISU Salvage Team Recovered Over Five Million Tonnes of Oils and Chemicals in 1994-1996
BCE Award For Aluminium Dross Recycler
Business Leaders Meet To Discuss Environmental Index
US Scrap Tyre Market Expected to Grow
German Waste Market Anticipates Zero Growth
Shell Supports Environmental Placements in SMEs
Enviros Acquires Aspinwall
Environmental Performance Report for the Water Businesses of the General Utilities Group
BSI Launches First Electronic Manager for ISO 14001
IMO Wants Fewer Changes to Rules on Transport of Dangerous Goods
UNEP Report Warns Of Bleak Environmental Outlook
Mistrust and Pessimism Cloud Kyoto Summit Preparations
Disposal Options for Brent Spar
EC Debates Environmental Liability
European Commission Issues Guidance on Environmental Taxes
Revised Air Pollution Control Charges Announced
UK on Track to Meet Packaging Waste Targets
EA Response to Cement Industry Report
Government Proposals on Water Pollution from Abandoned Mines
Sustainable Development Panel Reports
Air Pollution from Petrol Stations
Government Reply to Lords Report on Freedom of Access to Environmental Information
How Green Are You?- Launch of the EcoCal
Changes Recommended to UK Government Guidance on Contaminated Land Regime
The Findings of the LEEP Collection Trial
Dried Dairy Waste for Fertiliser
Carbon Dioxide Chosen to Neutralise Alkaline Industrial Effluent
Pulsed Corona Discharge Destroys Hazardous Pollutants in Incinerator Flue Gases
Cement Kilns Could Burn Plastic Packaging Waste
Solvent Emissions Control Technology Demonstration at Shoe Manufacturer
Environment Agency to Conduct National Waste Survey
Streamlining of Oily Slops Separation Process
New State-of-the-Art Oil Refinery in Eastern Germany
Environmental Technology for East German Glass Factory
Monsanto’s New Metalworking Fluid Safer and Better for Environment
New Surfactant Increases Gold Recovery
Safe Removal of Pyrophoric Iron Sulphide in Refinery Cleaning Operations
New Process to Reduce PBCs
Dry Sorbents Remove Pollutants from Medical Waste Incinerator Emissions
EPA Updates Database on Hazardous Waste Combustors
Valuable Waste Disposal Plant Orders for NKK
Solid Waste Management in India
New Slurry Spreading Technique
Recycled PET in Nissan Cars
Recycled PET Containers for the Cosmetics Industry
Enviro-Tech Carpets Manufactured from Recycled Polyester
Wind Farming Power Projects
French Consortium Set up to Recover PVC from Cars
Contaminated Site Restored in Ghent
Farm Film Recycling in Ireland
Former German Goal Gasification Plants Used to Recycle Plastics
Collaborative Marketing for Furnace Waste Recycling Technology
Aluminium Recycling Rates Increase in North America
Paper Recycler Cuts Capacity
New Technology Allows Increased Recycled PET Content in Moulded Bottles
Melbourne Kerbside Recycling Analysis
DTI and Environment Agency Investigate Effect of Special Waste Regulations
New UK Air Quality Strategy
Waste Management in Essex
ICI Fined for Breaching Authorisation
Environmental Impact Database Expansion by CIS
Landfill Tax Increases Predicted
Landfill Restoration Guidance Issued
Hefty Fines for Scrapyard Operating Illegally
Italian Register of Waste Management Companies
Polish Research Centre Joins ENERO
Farm Plastics Recycling Mandatory Under Draft Irish Regulations
European Association Formed for Plastic Recyclers
Tough Passage for Spanish Bill on Packaging Recycling
EPA Developing Guidance on Assessing Materials for Daily Landfill Cover
Changes Proposed to US Acid Rain Programme
Methyl Bromide Alternative
California Debates Recycling Legislation
US Senators Disagree on Brownfields Legislation
Green Waste used as Alternative Daily Cover Counts as Landfill Diversion.
Alcan’s Fluidised Bed Decoater Improves Aluminium Recovery
New Packaging Recycling Law in Japan
Groundwater Pollution Study Reports Absence of Remedial Actions
Umbilical Slurry Spreading Risks Highlighted
Environment Agency Awards Groundwater Modelling Contract to Entec
Tracer Research Expands Leak Detection Services
Waste Management Firms Slow to Take Environmental Insurance
Strategic Environmental Management Reviewed
Environmental Protection in the Far East
USA Waste Makes Further Acquisitions
WMX Technologies to Buy Back Shares
Call for Chlorine-Free Paper from Environmental Groups and Businesses
European Chlorine Industry Tackles Environmental Issues
French Balloon Data Suggests Sunrise Creates Daily Hole in Ozone Layer
Basel Convention Update
New IMO Protocol Restricts Dumping at Sea
Earth Summit Review Meeting Rejects Final Document
Draft Directive on Landfilling
Environment Ministers Agree Burden Sharing System of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
European Waste Club to be Launched at EC Forum on Waste
New UK Environment Ministers
UK National Air Quality Strategy Published
Results From the First National Survey of Household Packaging Waste
The Wider Costs and Benefits of Environmental Policy
Environment Agency Proposes Framework for Measuring the State of the Environment
CBI Seeks Cost Effective Policies to Reduce Climate Change
The EIC Guide to the UK Environment Industry
Integrated Environment, Health and Safety Management
Mercury Recovery Technology Illuminates Fluorescent Lighting Tube Recycling Route
ROMF Enhances Performance of Machine Cutting Oils
First UK Sewage Sludge Dryer
Water-based Rubber-to-Metal Bonding Systems
RJB and Texaco Plan Clean Coal Plant for Yorkshire
Sulphuric Acid Recycling Plant Makes Significant Environmental Savings
Waste Management in Ireland
Separation Equipment Market Predictions
New Household Waste Incineration Plant in Southern Netherlands
Hydrogen Sulphide Removal Allows Landfill Gas Plant to Achieve SO2 Emission Limits
Hauling Costs Shared by Landfill and Woodchip Plant
NKK Wins Contract to Build Waste Disposal Facility for Tomakomai City
Environmental Improvements in Egypt
Waste Not, Want Not - ADAS Promotes Land Use for Industrial Waste
Innovative Wood Recycling Employment Initiative
Excavation Waste Research Project Planned
New Kerbside Recyclables Box From Straight Recycling Systems
Groundwork to Produce Recycling Directory for South Wales
Computer Recycler Extracts Valuable Metals
Herhof Umwelttechnik Waste Treatment Plant Nears Completion
Belgian Mine Remediation Includes Automated Waste Water Treatment
Audi Uses Recycled PET Bottles for Sun Roof Components
New Biofuel Power Plant for Finland
The DSD and Progress in Plastics Recycling
APME Gives Plastics Identification and Sorting a High Priority
Thermal Blanket Soil Remediation Technology
Greenhouse Gas Recycling
Variable Rate Refuse Collection Gets Underway In Austin, Texas
Higher Than Expected Level of Composting in US
Process Engineered Fuel Attracts Increasing Interest in USA
New Recycling Process for Unsorted Plastics
Alternative Disposal Routes Sought for Sewage Sludge in Japan
Sydney Remediates Contaminated Ground for the Olympic Games in 2000
Coal Authority Remediation Contract for Entec
New Water Quality Advice Line
Rover Fined for Trichloroethylene Leak
EIC Makes Accusations of Enforcement Failures
BFPA Identifies Anomalies in the Packaging Waste Regulations
Batteries Stockpiled to Avoid Transportation Charges
More Efficient Waste Management Required
European Tax Concession for Swedish Steel
UK Wired Up for European Electrical Recycling Directive
Effects of Danish Waste Tax
Hyder Consulting Gains EC Contract
Debate on Effects Based Tradeable SO2 Permits
Prices Increase at 1997 Sulphur Dioxide Credits Auction
NAFTA Environmental Commission Rejects Case Against Canadian Government
US Hazardous Waste Identification Rule Delayed by Risk Assessment
World’s Chemical Engineers Support Sustainable Development
Australian Environmental Protection Expenditure
Philippines Environmental Management Project Funded by Japan
How the Sea Empress Oil Spill was Cleaned Up
HSE Publishes Guidance on Use of Dust Lamp
Anthropogenic Changes in Earth’s Nitrogen Cycle
Shell Pressurised Over Environmental and Human Rights Record
Downside of Domestic Recycling
Breweries Consider How to Meet Their Packaging Obligations
USA Waste Services to Merge with United Waste Systems
Lloyds Underwriters Challenge P&I Proposals for Salvage
BSI Launches Guide to Environmental Aspects of Product Standards
Methyl Bromide Substitute
European Opposition to Genetically Modified Maize
New European Commission Labelling Proposals for GMOs
Global Environmental Indicators Agenda 21 agreed at Rio five years ago challenged information providers to make information available to all decision makers in all walks of life from households to nation states. Indicators provided should be improved, and according to Alex MacGillivray of the New Economics Foundation, better indicators should lead to better decisions.
Committee of the Regions Gives its Opinion on Waste Management
Environmental Constitutional Law in Europe
EC Adopts Major New Strategy to Combat Acidification
Environment Commissioner Sets Context for EC Debate on Liability
Environmental Impacts of Cement Manufacture
Packaging Waste Regulations
Environment Agency Establishes National Centre for Risk Analysis and Options Appraisal
Mixed Reception for Government Proposal on Hazardous Municipal Waste
The 1997 UK Business and the Environment Trends Survey
Chemical Principles of Environmental Pollution. (Second Edition).
Culham Environmental Symposium - 24 September 1997
Cory Buys Waste Disposal Company from Gloucestershire County Council
Zeneca Chooses Regenerative Thermal Oxidiser for New Agrochemicals Plant
Beko UK Extends Emulsion Splitter Range
Pesticide Levels In Drinking Water Reduced by UV Treatment
New Thermo-Catalytic Incinerator Destroys VOCs
Improved VOC Control System
Fluid Management System Controls Process Costs
Statistics Released on Hazardous Waste Exports and Imports
Automated Oil Dispenser
Geosynthetics ‘97
New Biotrickling Filters Remove Hydrogen Sulphide from Wastewater Treatment Plants
Oil From Produced Water Effectively Removed by Organo-Clay
California Landfill Approval Expected
New Brewery in Namibia Pioneers Zero Emissions Concept
Rank Xerox Achieves EMAS Registration
Record Levels of Aluminium Can Recycling in UK
Detailed Design Guidelines Developed by ICER
Final Blow for Farm Films Recycling
Conference on End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling
New Plastics Recyclers’ Group Formed
Use of Plastic Packaging Waste as a Substitute Fuel for Cement Kilns
Commercial Uses of PFBC Residues
Filling station Clean-up Programme Underway
Italy Plans for Twelve Power from Waste Plants
10th Anniversary Prompts New Jersey To Look To Past and Future
US Brownfield Sites Acquisition
Canadian Waste Exchange Partnership Renewed
New Process Converts Wastes to Lightweight Construction Material
Recycled Carpets Used to Produce Engine Air Cleaner Housings
Waste Used as Fuel Substitute
Japan to Build New Recycling Plant for Domestic Appliances
Council Seeks Injunction Against Haulier for Unsafe Tipping at Unlicensed Site
Packaging Waste Law Registration
Waste Technology Lobby Group
Construction of Earth Centre Begins
Challenge to Red-Listing of Shredder Residue
Focus on Waste Minimisation
Major Investigation into German Waste Companies’ Alleged Illegal Disposal Activities
Moves Towards More Environmental Protection
EC Reverses Decision on French Biofuels Tax
Japan to Monitor Dioxin Levels
Acid Rain Process Needs Little Water
HSE Launches Programme to Reduce Dust Explosions
WRc Wins MAFF Contact
Poor Air Quality in Buildings Used for Intensive Farming
New Fire Hazard Index
Health Concerns over MTBE Fuel Additive in Water
US Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Cleaning Up Car Manufacturing
Co-op Bank Offers Investment Capital for Cleaner Technology
Latin American Market Continues to Grow
Brazilian Companies strive Towards ISO14001
Design for the Environment on the Plant Floor
Waste Management International Considers its Position in Europe
Queen’s Awards Demonstrate Profitability of Green Investment
OECD Waste Minimisation Report
Emission Abatement Costs Forecast
1998 GEF Assembly
NATO Science Programme and CCMS Contribute to Black Sea Rehabilitation
Environmental Aspects of Reusing Former Military Lands
UNEP’s Initiatives with the Financial Service Sector
European Environment Agency to Widen Its Web
Expense of Limiting the Landfilling of Organic Waste
EC Regulation on Environmental Measures in Developing Countries
EC Proposes Separate Collection of Household Hazardous Waste
ESA Highlights Shortcomings of Valpak Scheme
Gummer’s Green Legacy
Municipal Waste Quantities and Costs Increase
Concession on Payment of Landfill Tax on Waste from Contaminated Land Reclamation
National Emergency Warning System to be Developed
Separator Testing to European Standards
Dorset Aluminium Company Installs New Nitric Acid Scrubber System
Lanstar SAF Plant Opens in Manchester
Incinerator Upgraded
Hazardous Organic Waste Destroyed by Turkey Litter Micro-Organisms
Lead Refinery Installs Dynaclone Reverse Air Filter System
Philips Introduces Modular Ozone Generator
Second Phase of Belgian Mine Clean-Up
New Technology From Russia to be Presented at CBI Meeting
EPA Innovative Treatment Technologies
New Flue Gas Scrubber Undergoes Tests
Microbes Replace Solvents For Degreasing
Grundon Commissions Malaysian Medical Waste Incinerator
Sypol Monitors Pioneering Gasification Plant
New Ribbons for Old
Bleaching Project for Mixed Office Papers
Entrepreneur Award for Ulster Engineering
Energy Efficient Aluminium Recycling
New Technique Tackles Oil Damaged Properties
Paper Recovery in Sweden Reaches Record Levels
Use of Waste Plastics Can Reduce Fossil Fuel Consumption
Milan Streets Ahead in Recycling
Increased European Recovery of Post-User Plastics Waste
Survey of Waste Disposal in the USA
Phytoremediation is a Viable Option
Recovery of Energy from Landfill Gas in Developing Countries
Japanese Technology to Recycle Waste Agricultural Polyethylene Film
Chemical Industries Association Questions Air Quality Standards
ICI Called to Account by Environment Agency
CIRIA Addresses Environmental Construction Issues
Construction Waste Reduction Means Higher Costs
Biffa Gives Money to Environmental Bodies
Printers Place Hopes in Labour Government
Packaging Regulations Still Face Opposition
ESA Calls for Exemption from European Waste Directive
OECD Lends Support to Environmental Economic Instruments
Finland Considers Fiscal Measures to Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions
New Clean-Up Fund Launched by Australian Government
Meteorological Office Predicts Path of Chemical Pollutants
SARTOX Service Launched to Help Assess Environmental Impact of Chemicals
Central Europe Weighed Down With Heavy Metal Contamination
Airborne Pollutants Damage Asian Environment
Leigh Interests Plc Increases Pre-tax Profits
Construction and Environmental Legislation Will Drive the Contaminated Land Remediation Market
US Environmental Companies Take Action to Improve Performance
Life Cycle Analysis of Portland Cement and Concrete
Good Practice in Environmental Reporting
Life Cycle Assessment Software Updated
Waste-to Energy Plant Sales Expected to Increase Significantly
Nato’s Environmental Programme
The Science of Global Environmental Change
Effects of Classification of Waste on the Recycling Industry
Comments on the Draft Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Transboundary Shipments of Hazardous Waste
Institute of Emergency Management
OECD Environmental Indicators for Agriculture
Disagreement Evident Prior to UN Special Session on the Sustainable Development
Review of Waste Policy for the European Community
Funding Allocated for Clean-Up of Contaminated Land
Government Funding to Boost Environmental Technology Exports
Environment Agency Publishes Details of R&D Programmes
Environment Agency Develops an Integrated Approach
Markets and Quality Requirements for Composts and Digestates from the Organic Fraction of Household Wastes
The National Household Waste Analysis Report. Phase 2. Report on Further Composition and Weight Data.
Filtra Systems Prepares to Launch Hydromation Deep Bed Filter in Europe
Government May Buy Power Stations to Burn BSE Waste
Shell Reduces Discharge of Oil Rig Drill Cuttings to Sea
WRc Helps Environment Agency Develop New Guidelines for Effluent Treatment
Monitoring by Modem May Ease Environment Agency Workload
New Injection Scheme Promotes Better NOx Removal
Dryer Fines Confined and Recycled
French Industrial Waste Management Software
Machine Recycles Disposable Nappies
Combined Vacuum Generation and Solvent Recovery Systems Cuts VOC Emissions
Discflo Non-Contact Pump Solves Sewage Pumping Problems
BPB Paper Plant to Close in Accelerated Rationalisation
New Technique for Remediating Contaminated Land
Private Finance for New Waste-to-energy Plant in Dundee
Mobile Phone ‘Take Back’ Scheme Piloted in the UK
Encouraging Figures for Plastics Recycling
Cleaning up European Ports
Compost Research and Development in Hungary
NPL Site Clean-Up Duration Times Increase
Thermal Decontamination of Soil Successfully Demonstrated by LLNL
Genetically Engineered Micro-Organism Converts Organic Pollutants to Speciality Chemicals
MSW Composting Plants in the Middle East
Irradiated Sludge Trials
Aluminium Recovery from Dross Improved by New Process
New Paper Federation Chairman Continues Recycling Campaign
Waste Management Survey
HSC Consults on New Lead Control Regulations
Landfill Tax Effectiveness Queried, but Revenue Pleases Treasury
High Court Rules Environment Agency Interpretation Wrong for Mixed Wastes
Spain Customises German DSD Scheme for Plastic Packaging
France and Spain Found Guilty of Failing to Transpose Waste Directive into National Law
Alberta Authorities Criticised Over Gas Plant Expansion
Cleaning Up New York’s Waste Industry
President Clinton Backs Tighter Air Pollution Controls
Cautious Optimism for Recycling Legislation in California
China Launches Committee to Oversee Environmental Management Systems
Environment Agency Closes ICI Plant after a Catalogue of Incidents
Road Traffic Responsible for Most of Manchester’s Air Pollution
Bill to Ban MTBE Fuel in California Pending Further Studies
Guide to Oil Spill Exercise Planning
Fastest Growing Environmental Services Companies
Profits Up at Shanks & McEwan
Shanks & McEwan’s Environmental Advisory Board Annual Report
US Environmental Laws May Apply Overseas
Resource Recovery Forum Promotes Sustainable Waste Management
Severn Trent Shows Commitment to Environment but Shares Dip
US Commitment to Agenda 21 Under Review
US and Canada Take Action to Decontaminate Great Lakes
The Value of Natural Services
Financial Support for Environmental Work of NGOs Formalised by Community
European Parliament Demands Stricter Enforcement of Environmental Legislation
Swift Action Urged to Claim European Share of Green Jobs Market
Environment Ministers Agree Tougher Controls on Vehicle Emissions
National Air Quality Strategy to be Implemented
Customs and Excise Withdraws from Landfill Tax Case
Environment Agency Campaign Against New Sheep Dip Hazard
Implementation of the EC Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive
Criminal Prosecutions Follow Sea Empress Grounding
Environment Agency Publishes Guidance on Determining BPEO for IPC
Factor Four - Doubling Wealth, Halving Resource Use
Management of Process Industry Waste
Ethics and Economics of Cleaning Oiled Wildlife
More Applications for Evaporation Technology
New Plasma Technologies Destroy Emissions from Etching
Ultrafiltration Plant for Horsham District Council’s Waste Collection Vehicles
New Odour Control Equipment at Manufacturer of Fire Fighting Foams
New Dry Waste Centre for Leigh Environmental
Software for Gas Scrubber Design and Modelling
New Ionic Ceramic Membrane Technology
BP Leads in Development of Environmentally Friendly Valves for the Oil Industry
Vocsorbers Achieve VOCs Compliance for Paint Manufacturer
New Marketing Partnership for Fluid-Bed Incineration Technology
Dryer Fines Confined and Recycled
EPRI Launches Revised ASAPP Waste Accounting Package
Paste Technology for Mineral Wastes Disposal
Optimising the Performance of Activated Sludge Treatment Units
New Process to Hydrolyse Pentaborane
Printing Company Finds Pollution Prevention Really Pays
Lasers Used to Clean Computer Chips
Automatic VOC Abatement System Installed at Taiwan Car Manufacture Plant.
Poultry Litter Generates Environmental Recognition for Engineer
Recycling Roads in Hertfordshire
Efficient Dust Control Vital for Laser Toner Cartridge Recycling
Continuous Flow Composting
Strip Lighting Recycling Now Permits Recovery of Mercury
New Bitumar Environmental Projects in Belgium
Construction Activity and Legislation Will Drive Land Remediation Market
Energy Recovery from Scrap Tyres
Scrap Tyre Recovery Forges Ahead
US Paper Recycling Rate Rises
Old Newspaper Used to Produce Cellulose Insulation
Environment Agency Prosecution Successes
EIC Lobbies for Tax Incentive to Boost Investment in Innovative Environmental Technologies
ICI Tioxide Plant Prohibition Notice Withdrawn
Concerns Expressed Over Cost of Proposed Aggregates Tax
Minerals Report from Chartered Surveyors
Studies Challenge Relative Environmental Benefits of Refillable Beverage Containers
Local Food Packaging Tax Proves Controversial in Germany
Work Programme for European Inland Waters Topic Centre Announced
Voluntary Oil Recycling in Alberta
Industry Seeks to Replace Massachusetts Chemical Use Reporting Law
New Air Pollution Regulations Fuel Research Arguments
Amendments to Clean Up Standards at Federal Facilities
Canadian Company Compensates Philippine Copper Mine Spill
Safety of Timber Treatment Chemicals
NEC First to Issue Environmental Report in Japan
Tax Incentives for Innovative Environmental Investment
Bayer UK Reports Environmental Performance
London Transport Environmental Performance Report 1997
Tioxide Environmental Performance Report 1996
Social and Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (SELCA)
Steel Industry Aims for Environmental Sustainability
Date Set for First International Conference on Sustainable Steel Building
No Agreement on Phasing Out of Methyl Bromide
Barriers to Sustainable Development
IMO in Action
Environmental Levies in European Member States
Action Plan on the Single Market
European Parliament’s Proposals for Cleaner Fuels Criticised
Study Challenges EC’s Waste Disposal Hierarchy
ESC Examines Commission’s Ideas for Improving the Implementation of EC Environmental Legislation
New Campaign to Protect Countryside from Waste Disposal
Negligible Risks Associated with Burning Cattle Cull Wastes in Power Stations via Environmental Pathways
Digest of Environmental Statistics
Controlling Environmental Risks from Chemicals
Guidelines for Integrating Process Safety Management, Environment, Safety, Health, and Quality.
Pall ‘Coreless’ Filter Element
Improved Waste Tracking System
New Stainless Steel Vertical Gravity Separator
Haden Helps USC Europe Meet Emission Targets
Biffa Wins Isle of Wight Waste Contract
Bilge Water Separation Unit Reduces Oily Water Discharges
New System Recovers Solvents from Extracted Air
Refiners Turn to Closed-Loop Hydrocarbon Recovery
Clean-up Costs at Lowry Landfill Substantially Reduced
Preventative Maintenance Programme Helps Refinery Meet Sulphur Dioxide Emission Limits
Japanese Government To Support International Environmental Research
Canadian Waste Oil-To-Diesel Process Taken up by Fuji Recycle
GAP Scheme Shows the Way for Household Waste Reduction
Recycling is not That Popular
Melton Mowbray Launches Aerosol Recycling Scheme
Using Paper Sacks to Collect Organic Waste
Organic Waste from Supermarkets to be Composted
Research Centre for the Packaging Industry
SELCHP Open Incinerator Ash Recycling Plant
Finnish Forest Industry Improves its Environmental Performance
Recycling Packaging Waste in Greece
Plastics Separation by Flotation
Artificial Soil Improver for Poor Quality Soils
EPA Urged to Release Long-awaited Mercury Report
In-situ Vitrification Offers Advantages Over Other Remediation Methods
Magnesium Recycling Plant
Recycling Survey in the USA
Recycling Industry Growth in Iowa
Recycling PCs
Recycling Plastics by Selective Dissolution
Growth of the Paper Industry in Asia
EIC Relaunches ‘Environmental Investment Incentives’ Campaign
EIC Launches Quality Assurance Scheme
Recent Court Verdicts
NSCA and Tesco Lead Cleaner Fuels Initiative
End-of-life Vehicle Recycling Agreement
London Planning Advisory Committee Favours Recycling to Energy Recovery
Compliance Schemes for Packaging Waste Approved
Environment Agency Authorises First BSE Cull Incinerator
Information Sought about Transfrontier Trading Problems Facing Metal Recyclers
Second Dutch Multi-year Plan on Hazardous Waste Disposal
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