Environmental News
This section contains the latest updates relating to
Environmental Management.
Do you ever struggle to find out where you can dispose of different waste types?
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Defra has published evidence showing the financial benefits of green business. Two thirds of businesses surveyed either have increased sales, or expected to do so since implementing an environmental management system (EMS).
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The Welsh Government has decided to create a single environment body for Wales in a bid to streamline its work and cut costs.
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The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Performance League Table ranks many of the UK's most well known high-street names according to how they manage their energy use has been published by the Environment Agency.
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On 14th October 2011, the Scottish Government published its Zero Waste Policy Statement along with the Zero Waste Draft Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA).
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If you use small amounts of radioactive substances or dispose of small quantities of radioactive waste, you may be able to register an exemption rather than having to comply with environmental permitting legislation.
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The Carbon Plan – which details the progress made by the UK in slashing carbon emissions and tracks future plans – has been published by the government.
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A chemical firm based in South Tyneside has been prosecuted by the Environment Agency (EA) following a serious gas leak.
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The Environment Agency (EA) has published a league table ranking the energy management of some of the UK’s biggest brands
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