Essex

The Environment Agency is using solar-powered aeration systems, which help to increase oxygen levels in the water and reduces the risk of fish dying

More than 1,600 households participated in the energy switching scheme, the carbon savings of which were estimated to equate to the removal of 1,059 cars from the road

The rubbish-burning project is expected to supply enough electricity to power more than 60,000 homes

The ‘Love Essex Not Plastic’ campaign aims to highlight the issue of single-use plastics and urge households to switch to reusable options and recycle more

It is part of GRIDSERVE’s £1bn UK-wide programme to make EV charging ‘as easy as using petrol stations’

Moat Homes Limited has teamed up with ENGIE to launch a five-home pilot scheme in Maldon

All hazardous materials have been removed from the Magnox nuclear site, including the reactor buildings being defuelled, decommissioned and covered in weatherproof cladding

Essex County Council and Hertfordshire County Council have said they will work together to develop and deploy smart technologies in their local areas

Costa has unveiled its £38 million energy and resource efficient coffee roastery in Essex. The new facility has achieved the BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ certification, making it one of the top 10 industrial facilities in Europe for sustainability. It includes solar roof panels, generating 250KW of power and a rainwater harvesting system for recycling and reusing water. […]

More than £12,000 of fines have been issued after waste wood was stored and treated illegally in Essex. JSJ Wood Recycling Ltd and its two directors have been ordered to pay out after breaking exceptions and other rules from the Environment Agency. Jenny Dodge and John Michael Parish appeared before Barkingside Magistrates Court last Friday and pleaded guilty to operating […]