England
Recycling Rates in England Drop for First Time
Recycling rates in England have fallen for the first time ever, prompting calls for a tax on packaging and meaning EU targets are now almost certain to be missed. The amount of rubbish sent to recycling plants by householders had…
Six Billion Plastic Bags Can’t Be Wrong – so What Do we Tax Next?
In the first six months of the 5p charge in England, 6bn fewer bags were handed out. Watch out coffee cups and plastic bottles. England’s plastic bag charge was a long time coming – long after Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland…
World’s First Radar for Offshore Wind Power now Delivers Data
Dong Energy recently started receiving three-dimensional data from the advanced BEACon radar located at the Westermost Rough Wind Farm on England’s east coast. “This is a huge step forward for wind insights,” explains Nicolai Gayle Nygaard, BEACon Technical Manager at…
Northern Ireland Overtakes England in Recycling Carbon Index
Northern Ireland’s recycling saved 4.5% more CO2 emissions in 2014/15 than the previous year, according to Eunomia Research & Consulting’s latest Recycling Carbon Index. 77% of Northern Irish councils are reported to have shown an upward trend and the total…
England’s Plastic Bag Usage Drops 85% Since 5p Charge Introduced
The number of single-use plastic bags used by shoppers in England has plummeted by more than 85% after the introduction of a 5p charge last October, early figures suggest. More than 7bn bags were handed out by seven main supermarkets…
Cornwall Feels the Force of Community Energy
Towns and villages will be helped to take control of their own energy systems as part of Cornish devolution. Cornwall Council is supporting communities to develop plans to take control of local energy systems as part of its agreement for…