by theEHP | May 31, 2011 | Environmental Protection
Operators of a composting site in Bury St Edmunds have been fined £20,000 for causing smells sometimes described as like ‘vomit, diarrhoea and dog excrement’. OverView The Environment Agency (EA) reported that during 2009 the it received 206 odour complaints about the...
by theEHP | May 25, 2011 | Environmental Protection
Figures released show that Scotland’s local authorities recycled nearly 38% of the municipal waste they collected in 2010. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) calculates the figures from data provided by local authorities on behalf of the Scottish...
by theEHP | May 24, 2011 | Environmental Protection
A West Yorkshire man has been ordered to pay back £2,000 for running an illegal waste site in a case brought under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The Environment Agency reported that Mark Butterworth, aged 49, of Springwood Mill, Pudsey Road, Cornholme, admitted the waste...
by theEHP | May 24, 2011 | Environmental Protection
A Lincolnshire homeowner has been fined £135 for allowing rogue “scrap men” to take his rubbish away. This is Lincolnshire reported that Martin Young 32, of Archer Road, Branston, allowed two men he did not know to take away bags of rubbish from his house....
by theEHP | May 18, 2011 | Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection, Research, Store
Research finds that air pollution affects breathing ability after commuting to and from work by car and bus but not on a bicycle. The research article entitled “Respiratory Effects of Commuters’ Exposure to Air Pollution in Traffic”, was published by...
by theEHP | May 16, 2011 | Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection, Research, Store
A World Health Organization report finds Western Europeans lose years to death or disability from excessive sound. Though European countries have taken steps to turn the volume down, the U.S. backed off the effort decades ago. In the report WHO researcher Rokho Kim...
