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Carbon emissions from making steel, copper, glass, and paper from recycled materials are 4 to 5 times lower than making these products from virgin materials. In 1996, recycling these materials reduced carbon emissions by 33 million tons (USA).

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Site Waste Management Plans Update

30th April 2008

Disposal of site waste not only entails the cost at the landfill gate but also includes haulage, labour, notifications, paperwork and the cost of the material itself. Of the 92 million tonnes of demolition and construction  waste disposed of each year, a staggering 13 million tonnes is unused new material disposed of because it is defective or damaged on site.

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Landfill Tax Update

3rd April 2008

Landfill Tax was introduced in 1996 by the Finance Act to increase the cost of sending waste to landfill and, therefore, encourage more sustainable ways of dealing with waste.  This was intended to help the Government  in reducing the quantity of waste going to landfill.

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Monitored Natural Attenuation

18th May 2007

Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA) is defined as 'monitoring of groundwater to confirm whether NA processes are acting at a sufficent rate to ensure that the wider environment is unaffected and that remedial objectives will be achieved within a reasonable timescale; this will typically be less than one generation or 30 years.'


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Oil Storage Regulations

18th May 2007

As of 1st September 2005 all industrial, commercial and institutional sites storing more than 200 litres of oil and private dwellings storing more than 3,500 litres have to comply with the Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) Regulations.


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Site Waste Management Plans (SWMP)

17th May 2007

Disposal of site waste not only entails the cost at the landfill gate but also includes haulage, labour, notifications, paperwork and the cost of the material itself. Of the 92 million tonnes of demolition and construction waste disosed of each year, a staggering 13 million tonnes is un-used new material disposed of because it is defective or damaged on site.


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Environmental Accounting

19th April 2006

Nearly all aspects of business are affected by  environmental pressures, including accounting. Environmental risks cannot be ignored, they are now as much a part of running a successful business as product design, marketing and sound financial management.



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