Rossano Ercolini was awarded the 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize for his leadership in a grassroots campaign educating Italian communities on the merits of zero waste.
Category: UK WIN
Local campaigners opposing the ~600ktpa incinerator at Rookery Pit in Bedfordshire wish to make people aware of an opportunity to listen to Paul Connett and…
It is that time again. Time to make people aware of the United Kingdom Without Incineration Network’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). The theme for this…
In addition to existing resources such as the Guide to Site-Specific Non-Waste Planning Policies (PDF) and the Quote Bank and other useful documents, the Resources…
According to a report from GAIA, “More than 300 people – including many members of the European Parliament; mayors and local decision-makers from across Europe;…
Recently released HMRC Figures show that the amount of solid waste recorded as being taxed at the Standard Rate of Landfill Tax has fallen from 52.465…
According to Environment Agency data published by letsrecycle.com, the quantity of RDF received from the UK increased from 272,000 tonnes in 2011 to 892,900 tonnes in 2012. This is…
The environmental documentary “Trashed” was shown to about 150 people, including many MPs, anti-incineration campaigners and journalists at a special showing at the House of…
Provisional information on Local Authority Collected Waste is out for April to June 2012 (Quarter 1 of 2012/13). Final data is scheduled to be released in…
An update on some of the various activities in relation to the campaigns against incineration in Buckinghamshire, Cardiff, Cheshire, Derby, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Surrey and Invergordon are outlined…
In Trashed, an environmental documentary, Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons explores the world’s most environmentally polluted places to reveal the extent our rubbish is affecting…