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Adam Varey of Woodyard Lane, Foston, Derby was successfully prosecuted by the Environment Agency
Dounreay has teamed up with waste and recycling specialists to trial an alternative treatment option for the site’s waste metal.
Environment Secretary opens fund for more than £6 million to redistribute surplus food
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Environment Secretary Michael Gove delivers a speech on food waste at the V&A museum
Ben Elliot calls for an end to the 'moral and economic scandal' of food waste.
A Norfolk farmer collected and burned hazardous waste including fridges, freezers and dead animals despite Environment Agency warnings.
A series of new research projects are now under way as part of a £9.4 million initiative to tackle some of the technical challenges at the earliest UK nuclear sites and deal with radioactive waste.
Two NDA-supported technology businesses have won royal approval for the second time after lifting the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
First round of funding awarded to redistribution organisations to substantially reduce food waste from businesses.
The government calls on nearly 300 organisations and individuals to pledge to significantly cut food waste ahead of a major gathering of key players.
Workforce more than doubles and seven day working introduced.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have completed the transfer of around 700kg of highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Dounreay, in the north of …
Storage and disposal breaches by Woodstock business.
Skip man given a suspended 6-month prison sentence for dumping construction and demolition waste on land at Easton on the Hill.
When their site filled with waste collected for a national rubbish clearance firm, Benjamin and Daniel Ling had to stop using the land in Tolpuddle.
Waste industry should review contingency plans in case of disruption should the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
Working together, land remediation specialists are embracing a consistent approach for cleaning up the UK's earliest nuclear sites.
A cross-industry initiative aims to develop technical solutions for future supplies of the cements typically used to stabilise many kinds of radioactive wastes.
Trials are under way to examine whether vitrification technologies could be adapted for larger quantities of mixed low/intermediate level radioactive wastes.
Academic research is vital for addressing uniquely complex challenges.
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