Water News Roundup
5th June 2019
The latest news this week in the Water & Utilities Industry:
Biffa ups investment in plastic bottle recycling facility to £27.5m
Waste management firm Biffa has announced it will expand the capacity and scope of its new PET plastic bottle recycling facility in County Durham, increasing its total investment to £27.5m, which will take its combined plastics processing capacity to c120,000 tonnes p.a. Read more…
Wessex Water appoints two non-executive directors
Wessex Water has appointed two independent non-executive directors, Kate Mingay and Jim McKenna, to its board. Read more…
National Drought Group agrees support for farmers and wildlife
A National Drought Group (NDG) meeting was convened yesterday (4 June) to review water resources ahead of summer, following a dry winter and spring which has affected river flows and groundwater levels. Read more…
Waitrose unveils package free ‘pick and mix’ trial
A dedicated refillable zone, the UK’s first supermarket frozen ‘pick and mix’ and first borrow-a-box scheme are among a series of ideas being looked at in a unique test from Waitrose & Partners, which has the potential to save thousands of tonnes of unnecessary plastic and packaging. Read more…
Thames Water to build first new sewage works since 2005
Thames Water’s new chief operating officer has announced the company will build its first sewage works since 2005, in Guildford, Surrey. Read more…
