HACH LANGE, the leading global provider of water testing and monitoring equipment and reagents, has launched a completely new web site that, in addition to a new online shopping facility,
Environment
The UK Government delegation to Rio+20 this week will press for the creation of new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focused on food, energy and water says Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.
Coca-Cola Hellenic has inaugurated advanced energy-efficient power generating capacity at its plant in Ukraine that will reduce CO2 emissions by more than 40% and will increase energy efficiency by more
The Produce World Group has reduced the amount of waste it is sending to landfill by 29 per cent, and seen a fall in its CO2 emissions of 28 per
Feeding cattle on grass throughout their lifecycle is the most environmentally sustainable way to rear beef, according to new research commissioned by the National Trust in Britain. One of the
Coca‑Cola Enterprises and ECO Plastics have officially opened their groundbreaking joint venture, Continuum Recycling, which is the world’s largest plastics processing facility. Completed on time and on budget, the £15
Food and drinks manufacturers are required to run environmental monitoring programmes to maintain safe production environments. These are scheduled campaigns of testing for the presence of pathogens and indicator organisms
Nestle is joining a new research partnership between industry and academia that aims to improve the environmental performance of consumer products and services. The company is the only global food
Ball Packaging Europe, Krones and Klimasan have been recognised for their performance in quality, service, value and corporate responsibility and sustainability by Coca-Cola Enterprises and have been named as the
An Irish greentech company, Sustainable Biopolymers (trading as Cellulac), has been approved for a record Eur2.8 million grant from the European Commission to commercialise its biorefining technology that converts agricultural
CIP Eco-innovation Programme National Info Day 2012 Date: Monday, 14 May 2012 Venue: Enterprise Ireland, The Plaza, East Point Business Park, Dublin 3. Enterprise Ireland will be
Systems Labelling have announced a breakthrough in the development of recycled polypropylene (PP). The widespread use of PP means it is the third most common polymer found in household waste
2011 was a defining year for the Carlsberg Group in terms of driving, accelerating and embedding its eight CSR areas across its operations around the world. This was recognised by
Shanks, one of the Europe’s leading sustainable waste management businesses, has submitted a planning application to Torfaen County Borough Council for the development of an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant at
A £100 million fresh milk dairy at Bridgwater, Somerset in England has succeeded in increasing its use of recycled water by 50% to over 300,000 litres of water every day,
The UK dairy processing industry has slashed its carbon emissions by 28%, against a 2000 baseline – cutting emissions by nearly 75,000 tonnes a year. According to data compiled
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is set to roll out a fleet of renewable biogas-powered delivery trucks for its Enfield, North London depot as part of a drive to cut its greenhouse
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded PepsiCo’s US operations a 2012 Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of the soft drinks and snacks manufacturer’s continued leadership in
New labelling currently being rolled out across Sainsbury’s stores around the UK will advise customers to freeze food as soon as possible up to the product’s use by date. WRAP
Kraft Foods is making steady progress in reducing the amount of manufacturing waste produced and consequently its environmental impact. The global food and beverages producer now has 36 facilities in
PDM Group (Prosper De Mullder), the UK’s largest food chain by-product recycler, is to invest a further £40 million in developing its network of ReFood anaerobic digestion plants this year.
Arla Foods is the first major dairy company in the UK to achieve zero waste to landfill throughout the entire UK business, including all its sites. Through maximising recycling, the
The Coca-Cola Company has entered a multi-million dollar partnership with three leading biotechnology companies to accelerate development of the first
Mecmesin’s affordable, reliable MultiTest-xt top-load testers help manufacturers reduce material usage in containers such as PET bottles by improving packaging
The food and drink industry, the UK’s largest manufacturing sector, has continued to deliver significant reductions in CO2 emissions while
NI Water has been hailed a ‘National Green Champion’ by the Green Organisation for its work on the Rural Wastewater
Effluent and water treatment specialist, Siltbuster Process Solutions (SPS) Limited, has installed a new dissolved air flotation(DAF) treatment system at
(the Water Wastewater & Environmental Monitoring event) WWEM 2012, the 5th in a series of highly successful environmental monitoring
FrieslandCampina and Unilever have joined forces in a project that will boost the availability of sustainable dairy ingredients. Key elements
UK potato supplier Branston has been named as the 2011 Tesco supplier with the best technology innovation to reduce carbon.
An innovation centre built by Cereal Partners Worldwide in Switzerland has been recognised as a leading example of sustainable design.
PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division has announced that its Casa Grande, Arizona, facility has reached ‘near net zero’. The ‘near
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, and energy solutions provider GE have formed a strategic alliance to jointly develop innovative
Coca-Cola Hellenic, one of the world’s largest bottlers of products of The Coca-Cola Company, has been included for the fourth
Nestle has been crowned as the winner of the 2011 Stockholm Industry Water Award. Recognising Nestle for its leadership, performance
Four major drinks brands have signed up to the Courtauld Commitment, taking the total number of major UK brands, suppliers
Branston, the UK’s leading buyer and packer of potatoes, has installed a £1m water recycling plant at its Ilminster site,
Universal Beverages, a subsidiary of Heineken UK, recently pleaded guilty at Hereford Magistrates’ Court to seven pollution offences. The company,
Power and automation giant ABB has secured an order worth $1bn from Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to supply a
Nestle marked another milestone in its commitment to environmental sustainability by achieving zero waste to landfill at its Kit Kat
In a climate where food and drink manufacturers are increasingly under pressure to reduce their own food waste, cut packaging
Nestle’s ‘farm to factory’ initiative which supports farmers and promotes sustainable development in agriculture worldwide celebrates its ten year anniversary.
A £10m Loan Fund that will help finance anaerobic digestion (AD) infrastructure across England has been introduced. The fund aims
The UK’s first ‘super’ anaerobic digestion (AD) plant dealing with food waste has been launched by Biffa, a leading waste
Combining two leading events, RWM in partnership with CIWM is the new leading exhibition for environmental technology, recycling and waste
An English dairy has officially opened a £3.4m anaerobic digestion (AD) facility that will turn food waste from around the
Foodservice distributor 3663 has launched its first electric vehicle as part of its long-term commitment to reducing carbon emissions. The
A new report on the analysis of official EU data on packaging shows that over the past 11 years the
Molson Coors (UK & Ireland) has committed to divert all production waste away from landfill for each of its four
The New EC Series is the latest in customizable adhesive melters from Valco Melton. Featuring a durable and simple design,
The first-ever global assessment of the environmental costs of aquaculture shows that farmed seafood is less ecologically damaging than livestock
Puresep Technologies, the filtration and water treatment specialist, has launched the PureCare service offering. Responding to current market conditions, Puresep
PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay manufacturing facility in Azov, Russia, has been officially awarded LEED Silver by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
Dairy company FrieslandCampina Benelux, food producer HJ Heinz Benelux and logistics service provider Nabuurs have launched an initiative to further
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