waste

Jan
23
Tomorrow's fill-up could come from plastic waste

Tomorrow's fill-up could come from plastic waste

We use oil to make plastics. So, in theory, couldn’t we break down used plastic back into its components
4 min read
Aug
20

Sludge power: Wastewater plants could become energy producers

Wastewater treatment plants could one day not only power themselves but be able to generate excess electricity for use by
1 min read
Nov
23

Avoid the landfill, save big money

By Katie Shaw, Forum for the Future Businesses could save an average of 4 to 5 per cent of their
1 min read
Jul
08

Researchers study how to reuse waste in creative, local ways

The “waste” we put outside in bins for kerbside collection isn’t really waste at all — it’s an assortment
2 min read
Feb
12

Dung: It's not waste, it's fuel

The increasingly aggressive quest for alternative energy sources is finding potential fuel stocks not only in corn, crop waste and
1 min read
Nov
13

£92m waste plant to cut landfill and carbon footprint

The government has approved a £92m private finance initiative (PFI) scheme for new waste facilities in Gloucestershire that it says
1 min read
Nov
06

Councils left with recycling mountains to climb

Household recycling – and anything to do with bin collections – is a subject guaranteed to get Daily Mail readers frothing at
1 min read
Jun
23

FTSE opens first eco-index

Greenbang’s knowledge of the stock market is a little shaky to say the least. Say ‘pork futures’ and she
1 min read
Jun
03

No buyers for Novera

Renewable energy company Novera Energy has polished off its big book of clichés and give its potential suitors the flick
2 min read
Apr
18

Sustainability, it's snow joke to Winter Olympics

Greenbang is not a fan of the Olympics. Greenbang feels the Olympics to be the televisual equivalent of getting a
2 min read