Environment

Environment: Progress and priorities

Just days before leaving post, former Environment Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, outlined recent progress on environmental policy including the development…

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Commingled bins make recycling simple, increase volumes and improve convenience for householders

At Re-Gen we know that people are busy so if councils want to hit the 65 per cent recycling target,…

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Environment strategy: Reducing emissions

In March 2022, former Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots MLA, announced to the Northern Ireland Assembly…

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Exporting waste

Northern Ireland’s 11 local council areas exported 260,132 tonnes of municipal waste in 2020/21 for landfill, recycling, and energy recovery…

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Newry, Mourne and Down: Protection and prevention

A sustainable Newry, Mourne and Down is protecting its natural assets and rethinking waste to meet 2030 recycling targets. With…

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Northern Ireland has an opportunity to set a climate focused example to the world

A year on from the COP26 Climate Change Summit at Glasgow, and six months since the Northern Ireland Assembly passed…

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Climate change: Impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability

“The science is clear, any further delay in concerted global action will miss a brief and rapidly closing window to…

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Drinking water quality remains high

The Drinking Water Inspectorate’s (DWI) annual water quality report has found that the overall compliance for the mains water supply…

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Harnessing the energy value of waste

RiverRidge’s commitment to innovation and dedication to decarbonising the Northern Ireland waste sector is reaching new heights, outlines CEO and…

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Waste management strategy by 2023

A new waste management strategy, which could seek to limit waste to landfill levels to just 10 per cent by…

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