Members will wish to be aware that the draft Single Use Carrier Bag Charge (Wales) Regulations 2010 will be laid today. Single use carrier bags represent an iconic symbol of our throwaway society and are an environmental problem. In Wales we took home an estimated 350 million carrier bags last year from the major supermarkets alone, equivalent to 273 bags per household in Wales. And this figure under-represents the full picture since it does not include the millions of bags given out on the high street, corner shops and all other retail outlets. Carrier bags make up an estimated 2.7% of litter by weight and costs approximately £1 million annually to remove in Wales. This is seemingly a very small amount by weight, but carrier bags are light, highly visible and dangerous to wildlife
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Camfil Farr: Keynote Video - Flying the Kitemark for energy saving
In September, the British Standards Institution (BSI) announced that world leading air filtration manufacturer, Camfil Farr, became the first company to join its recently launched Kitemark scheme for Energy Reduction Verification (ERV). The scheme independently verifies and certifies those organisations that achieve a reduction in carbon emissions through lower energy use. The ERV Kitemark also acts as an early action metric for CRC.
Comment from today's Nuclear Development Forum - engineers
Commenting on the Nuclear Development Forum meeting this morning, a quarterly meeting of industry stakeholders and Government chaired by Minister of State for the DECC, Rt Hon Charles Hendry MP, director general of the Institution of Civil Engineers Tom Foulkes said:
Pirtek Gets App Happy
Pirtek, the UK’s leading provider of Fluid Transfer Solutions, is embracing state-of-the-art technology by producing a free iPhone and iPad app to help customers find their nearest local source of replacement hoses and assemblies.
A simple guide to Sustainable Draining Systems for housing is launched by the NHBC Foundation
The NHBC Foundation is launching a simple guide to Sustainable Draining Systems (SUDs). Government policies, Sustainable Construction and Future Water, are already in place and combined with the Water Framework Directive, developers are under pressure to prioritise sustainability in the design of drainage systems. This report explains in practical terms how designers, developers, local authorities and property owners can comply with these policies and incorporate SUDs into their housing schemes.