News Headlines
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Mold cement factory's big investment reduces energy and ups production
Resource & 'Waste'
The first phase of a £24 million investment programme has been completed at Padeswood cement works near Mold, Flintshire.
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Opinion: Pumpkin waste the real Halloween horror story
Food
With an estimated 18,000 tonnes of perfectly edible pumpkins thrown away in the UK every year, Philip Simpson, commercial director at ReFood, urges consumers to think hard about unnecessary waste this Halloween.
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Carlsberg aim for world's first paper beer bottle
Business
Carlsberg Group has further developed its journey to create the world's first 'paper' beer bottle made from sustainably-sourced wood fibres, claiming it is both 100% bio-based and fully recyclable.
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Findings show human immune cells damaged by microplastics
Pollution
Research presented at the Plastic Health Summit in Amsterdam will reveal immune cells that recognise and attack microplastics will die quickly as a result of the contact.
Water
Sobye Trial Success
The ‘Sobye’ self-cleaning belt filter from Jacopa’s Swedish manufacturing partner, Nordic Water provides an automatic, compact solution for primary treatment to replace settlement tanks. The filter has recently undergone extremely successful trials at a unique Scottish Water test facility demonstrating excellent process performance and proving the effectiveness of the system.
Groundbreaking SuDS Material Tackles Highway Metals Pollution
A groundbreaking new sustainable drainage material has addressed the challenge of removing toxic heavy metals pollution from highway runoff with a versatile solution that will be simple for highways authorities to incorporate into roadside schemes, writes SDS Market Development Manager, Jo Bradley.
Wastewater Equipment on Show
For 2019 the Pump Centre's flagship conference and exhibition is being rebranded as the Water Equipment Show and as usual leading wastewater solutions and services specialist Jacopa will be playing a leading role at the event, presenting the company's latest technology, ideas and innovations to tackle current and future wastewater treatment challenges.
New Nitrate monitor lowers costs
Responding to global demand for improved monitoring of nitrate in freshwater, OTT HydroMet has launched a new optical nitrate sensor, the OTT ecoN.
Flood defences made from 100% recycled plastic
Rechip Flood Defence have introduced a commercial flood defence system made from 100% recycled plastic utilising the Rechip patented technology.
Trial to Take the P Out
As European directives drive ever more stringent consents for phosphorus removal, utilities are seeking technologies that can remove phosphorus from wastewater to the new lower levels required. However, achieving this economically with conventional technology is a challenge and innovative new solutions are required.
