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The UK Government‘‘s Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra‘‘s) Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Howard Dalton, has announced the publication of the research strategy which aims to deliver better-informed sustainable waste management policy development, and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, at both national and local levels. Professor Howard Dalton said: …

The use of compost in the UK‘‘s organic farming and growing industry could increase by more than 300 per cent over the next three years to around 120,000 tonnes per year and be worth nearly £1 million, according to a report published by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme). …

The Technical University (TU) of Berlin aims to become a sustainable university with help from the ReUse Computer project. The TU Berlin has recently taken delivery of its first ReUse computer, which also heralds new cooperation between the TU Berlin and the Re-Use Computer Association. The university hopes to save …

British skies may swarm with twice the current number of flies if temperatures carry on rising, experts warn. Scientists at the University of Southampton (a member of RRF) are predicting the fly population is to soar by 97%, posing a widespread risk to human health. Dr Dave Goulson led the …

In another attempt to deal with environmentally hazardous plastic wastes, the Delhi Government has shown its keenness on using waste materials like plastic bags in making roads. The Pioneer reports that the authorities have decided to go ahead with the construction of plastic roads in the Capital. Delhi will be …

The Carl Bro Group, an international consulting company based in Copenhagen, is assisting I/S Vestforbrænding in the development of a new waste management concept. The keywords are dynamism, clarity and digitisation, and the project allows a high degree of citizen participation. 28 municipalities I/S Vestforbrænding, the largest incineration plant in …

West London Composting (WLC) new plant, claimed to be the UK‘‘s first composting centre modelled on advanced European facilities, has now opened. The company has been established to partner with local authorities in a bid to help the Government increase the amount of household waste recycled from 15 per cent …

A Irish Government commissioned study has presented a number of options to tackle litter, including the possibility of a 10% levy on chewing gum. The Study proposes that the money raised by any levy would go towards the cost of cleaning up chewing gum litter on street pavements and other …

In the Bavarian district of Deggendorf, the Donau-Wald waste management administration union (ZAW) have introduced an ‘‘electronic sheriff‘‘ to reduce the amount of contaminants that find their way into the organic waste bin. Passauer Neue Presse reports that using a detector that is attached to the refuse collection vehicle, it …

Proposals that will change the way landfill operators fund the management and maintenance of landfill sites after they have closed have been announced by the Environment Agency. The proposals, which will ensure that landfill operators make cash available for the aftercare of their site from the first day of its …