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Reducing landfill waste and getting a grant!

Published on March 31, 2010 in Recycling, environmental and green. 0 Comments Tags: , .
NLWA offered funding to reduce landfill waste
25/03/2010 14:38:22
The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has been offered funding of £258 million to help it reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill.
Some 400,000 tonnes of biodegradable municipal waste will be diverted from landfill each year by 2020 as a result of the project.
The money, which will be delivered through Private Finance Initiative credits, will also allow the NLWA to cut carbon emissions by around 100,000 tonnes a year.
This is the equivalent of taking 31,400 cars off the road, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed.
Waste will instead be recycled or composted, with the NLWA setting a target to dispose of at least 50 percent of its rubbish in this way by 2020.
“Reducing our reliance on landfill is an essential part of the drive to tackle climate change,” said environment minister Dan Norris.
“This funding demonstrates how local authorities and industry can work together to make better use of the waste that is produced, create jobs and reduce our impact on the environment.”
In his 2010 Budget announcement, the chancellor said that planned increases in landfill tax would continue for another year from 2014.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2010/100325a.htm
Interesting to see some local authorities see the value of investing in reducing landfill waste!
NLWA offered funding to reduce landfill waste
25/03/2010 14:38:22
The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has been offered funding of £258 million to help it reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill.
Some 400,000 tonnes of biodegradable municipal waste will be diverted from landfill each year by 2020 as a result of the project.
The money, which will be delivered through Private Finance Initiative credits, will also allow the NLWA to cut carbon emissions by around 100,000 tonnes a year.
This is the equivalent of taking 31,400 cars off the road, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed.
Waste will instead be recycled or composted, with the NLWA setting a target to dispose of at least 50 percent of its rubbish in this way by 2020.
“Reducing our reliance on landfill is an essential part of the drive to tackle climate change,” said environment minister Dan Norris.
“This funding demonstrates how local authorities and industry can work together to make better use of the waste that is produced, create jobs and reduce our impact on the environment.”
In his 2010 Budget announcement, the chancellor said that planned increases in landfill tax would continue for another year from 2014.

How innovative design could revolutionise our domestic carbon footprint

Published on March 15, 2010 in carbon footprint, climate change, eco-design, environmental, environmental solution, green and sustainability. Closed Tags: , , , , .

Clever ideas on Low Carbon Economy.com – but will manufacturers act?

Household products could save 8m worth of carbon with simple redesign

15/03/2010 09:18:02
Manufacturers could save around eight million tonnes of carbon each year through using better eco-design principles, according to a newly-published eight-year study into the carbon footprints of over 2,000 consumer products.

Testing and certification specialist Bureau Veritas found that manufacturers could substantially reduce the emissions from five staple household products – the kettle, mobile phone, fridge, laptop – by simply modifying the production process and taking on better ‘eco-design’ principles.

It calculated up to 60 percent of a company’s carbon footprint could be cut by addressing the environmental impact of the supply chain and production method.

Xavier Vital of Bureau Veritas said: “While consumers are making huge efforts to recycle and buy responsibly, many companies are still making and selling products that could easily have their environmental impact reduced considerably, but have yet to take the necessary steps to support the efforts of their customers.”

In addition, the specialist called for the inclusion of ‘embedded carbon’ into the government’s forthcoming Carbon Reduction Commitment, which will come into place on April 1st.

A recent study from researchers at the Carnegie Institute of Science found that the EU is ‘exporting’ as much as a third of its carbon emissions from the consumption of goods to developing countries, such as India and China.

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