The whole process cycle of extracting water from the environment, treating it, distributing it to its point of use, collecting it when it has become wastewater, and then treating it again before discharging it back into the environment is somewhat … Continue reading
Author Archives: Christopher Parr
Waste Treatment Technologies: Autoclaving
What is Autoclaving? The EU Landfill Directive demands that before waste can be sent to landfill it must be pre-treated. Firstly, this is to reduce the environmental impact of the waste that does get sent to landfill, and secondly, to … Continue reading
Waste Treatment Technologies: Mechanical Biological Treatment
What is Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT)? The EU Landfill Directive stipulates that: before waste can be sent to landfill it must be pre-treated; and, that the amount of biodegradable waste (green waste, food waste, paper/card waste) sent to landfill is … Continue reading
Waste Minimisation and Management
What is Waste? The EU Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) defines waste as any substance or object which the holder discards, intends to, or is required to discard. It is estimated that each year the UK produces around 100 million tonnes … Continue reading
Carbon Reduction Strategies Pt.1
1.0 Introduction There’s no doubt that in the present business climate having a strategy to reduce carbon emissions is not just good for the environment but makes business sense. There are many varying reasons why organisations are trying to reduce … Continue reading
What is a Carbon Footprint?
A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact our activities have on the environment, and in particular climate change. It relates to the amount of greenhouse gases produced in our day-to-day lives through burning fossil fuels for electricity, heating … Continue reading
Resource Efficiency
Resource efficiency involves using our Earth’s limited natural resources in the most effective way and as many times as possible. The resources we speak of relating to resource efficiency include raw materials such as timber, minerals and metals, water and … Continue reading
Recycling Batteries
It is estimated that in the UK only 5% of all household batteries are recycled. This means that the majority of used household batteries are sent to landfill to be disposed of, which in turn can have a negative effect … Continue reading
First UK project financing of AD plant
Brodies LLP has completed the project financing of a new 1MW anaerobic digestion plant at Carr Farm in Lancashire. This is the first time that an anaerobic digestion plant has been project financed in the UK, and marks a crucial … Continue reading
Carbon Emissions and the Greenhouse Effect
When sunlight strikes the Earth’s surface, some of it is reflected back towards space as infrared radiation (heat). Natural greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) absorb this infrared radiation and trap the heat … Continue reading
