Updated 1:44am 30 May 2012

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Guy Bashford, Envirowise North East regional manager

Free advice is helping firms save large sums

MORE companies than ever are seeking the advice and expertise of the Envirowise programme, and are saving substantial sums as a result.Read

Graphite will process 400,000 tonnes of waste at new EcoPark

GOVERNMENT influences the options we choose to take through environmental taxation. While there are many taxes or levies linked to improving our environment, in terms of achieving its aim, there is probably no better, nor blunter, environmental tax than the Landfill Tax.Read

Carbon reduction scheme pinpoints £60m of savings

A SCHEME launched to help North East firms reduce carbon emissions and energy costs has identified savings of more than £60m.Read

JSB – one of the top names in UK metal recycling industry

RECYCLED metals are a vital secondary raw material. Almost half of all steel (42%) is made from recycled metals while 34% of aluminium is made from recycled metals.Read

Rules which make recycling a must

IN THE 1980s, increasing concern about the effects of economic development on health, natural resources and the environment led the United Nations to publish the Brundtland Report.Read