This guide is for businesses and waste treatment operators that send waste to a landfill site. You must also follow the rules for how to dispose of business waste.
Tag Archives: Environmental
UK to slash emissions by 78%
UK government to set in law world’s most ambitious climate change target, cutting emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. For the first time, UK’s sixth Carbon Budget will incorporate the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping emissions. This would bring the UK more than three-quarters of the way to net zeroContinue reading “UK to slash emissions by 78%”
Businesses should care about sustainability
Adapting to new working practices presents an incredible opportunity to assess and adjust our approach to sustainability. Andy Tomkins, EMEA sustainability engagement manager at Canon Europe outlines why businesses should care about sustainability.
Energy from commuters footsteps
Leighton Buzzard train station has installed a new kinetic-tech floor to utilise energy from commuters footsteps. Central Bedfordshire Council, who secured £1.05m from the ADEPT Live Labs programme, has partnered with Ringway Jacobs, West Midlands Trains and Pavegen, to create this project.
Race to Zero
Nearly a third of the UK’s largest businesses pledge to eliminate their contribution to carbon emissions by 2050 by signing up to the ‘Race to Zero’ campaign. Together these firms, including AstraZeneca, BT Group, Sainsbury’s, and Unilever, represent a total market capital of £650 billion.
Environmental construction responsibilities
Mishandled rubbish from building sites can be hugely damaging to public health, communities and the environment, the Environment Agency has warned. Hazardous chemicals and toxins present in some construction waste, for example asbestos, cannot be taken to waste sites only set up to receive inert waste such as sand and clay.
Packaging waste regulations
Are you aware of your packaging waste obligations as a business? Do you know that businesses must follow environmental waste regulations when designing, filling or importing packaging?
De-carbonising the shipping Industry
The government has launched a brand new £20m competition to help de-carbonise the shipping industry. The funding will be used to support the development of prototype zero-emission vessels and green port infrastructure.
What is the Circular Economy?
The world’s natural resources are not infinite. It takes 18 months to generate the resources that the human population uses in only a year. Simply put, this is not a sustainable path for the planet’s future. As things stand today, the human population is expected to use the equivalent of 2 Earths of renewable resourcesContinue reading “What is the Circular Economy?”
17% of food production globally wasted
Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout instead. It’s a familiar routine for many — and indicative of habits that contribute to a global food waste problem that a new United Nations report says needs to be better measured so that it can be effectively addressed.