Water News Roundup
16th January 2019
The latest news this week in the Water & Utilities Industry:
Lush To Open “Naked” Plastic-Free Store In Manchester
Lush will launch a “Naked” store in Manchester this week making it first plastic packaging-free cosmetics shop to open in the country. Read more…
New app eases cover crop verification for farmers
Farmers who have committed to grow environmentally friendly cover crops are now able use a new app to quickly verify their work. Read more…
Waitrose Hits Black Plastic Packaging Reduction Target
Waitrose & Partners has hit its target to remove black plastic from hundreds of products as part of its overall aim to eradicate black plastic from all its own-label products. Read more…
Researchers to investigate wastewater algae use
Water and wastewater environmental consultancy Aqua Enviro is to carry out an Innovate UK-funded project to investigate the beneficial use of algae grown as part of a wastewater tertiary treatment process. Read more…
Transient detection helps Scottish Water prevent bursts
Scottish Water says it has prevented 2,000 bursts from happening in 2018 – saving £2M – thanks to its innovative work in detecting and responding to transients. Read more…
