New recycling map published
The European Environment Agency (EEA) European Topic Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ETC/SCP) has published a paper which provides a mapping overview of the present state of recycl...
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Government praises Halton for joining recycling reward trend
The UK Government's Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has praised Halton Borough Council, in Runcorn and Widnes, for being the first northern council to adopt recycling rewards.
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Measuring progress: sustainable development indicators 2010
Measuring progress: Sustainable development indicators 2010, published by the UK Government's Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), brings together an extensive range of economi...
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Help for Installing Woodfuel Heating Systems
CO2Sense Yorkshire has just published a report giving advice to those installing woodfuel heating systems.
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Sustainable Drainage Solutions for Playing Pitches - notification for suppliers
Wakefield Council has launched a Market Sounding Exercise to find a solution to
a persistent flooding problem on their sports pitches.
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Three tender opportunities from CO2Sense
Following confirmation of the CO2Sense Business Support budget from Yorkshire Forward, and the European Development Fund we would like to invite organisations to tender for the following three piece...
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USA - consumers choosing drinks with greener packaging
Recyclable and recycled content are the most important environmental attributes consumers look for in beverage packaging...
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Most big businesses do not know their carbon footprint or have a target to reduce it.
Most finance heads at the UK's largest companies anticipate that all businesses will be required to measure their carbon footprint (72 per cent) and pay a price for the carbon they emit (76 per cent...
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More councils are providing trade recycling services than ever before.
The number has nearly doubled in the last three years, according to a recent survey by WRAP. This will help people who want to recycle at work as well as at home.
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