News
Good to Go – encourage customers to take uneaten food home
12 September 2018
Every year 53,500 tonnes of food is wasted from restaurants in Scotland, estimated at around £64 million. With around 34% of this being the good food left by the customer at the end of a meal, ‘plate waste’. Read the article
Sustainable waste management for farmers
20 August 2018
As a farmer, you have a legal responsibility to ensure that you produce, store, transport and dispose of controlled waste without harming the environment (it is inevitable that all farm businesses produce waste and most types of business waste are classed as controlled). Read the article
River engineering - follow the rules to avoid a fixed monetary penalty
24 July 2018
In Scotland, anyone planning to carry out engineering works in or near rivers and lochs must make sure the appropriate authorisations are in place with SEPA before work begins. Once authorised it’s important that the rules and licence conditions are followed to avoid a fixed monetary penalty (FMP). Read the article
Health care without harm
13 July 2018
This is an organisation of hospitals, healthcare systems, professionals, local authorities, research and academic institutions and environmental health organisations. Health Care Without Harm works to transform healthcare worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint. Read the article
How to manage surface water drainage
28 June 2018
The prevention of surface water and groundwater pollution from construction sites is one of the biggest issues facing construction companies nowadays. Effective surface water drainage systems are becoming increasingly vital and can help construction companies better manage their projects, while avoiding fines and damage to the environment. Read the article
Construction sites and construction legislation
01 June 2018
Here we explain, in simple terms, the environmental legislation construction companies in Northern Ireland and Scotland need to be aware of and the benefits implementing such legislation can bring. Read the article