WASTE ARCHIVE

2011

14 November 2011

Assessing efficacy of advice & mitigation measures for sediment & organic wastes

A team led by Professor Adrian Collins is embarking on a programme to detect the landscape scale efficacy of targeted...

03 October 2011

Consumer Food Waste Prevention Reviews

ADAS and Brook Lyndhurst have been commissioned by WRAP to undertake a series of consumer food waste prevention reviews for...

25 August 2011

ENVAR receive PAS 100

Arthur Ready, MD at ENVAR reviews how receiving the new PAS 100 accreditation has allowed the company to expand their...

20 July 2011

GHG measurement and reporting

Richard Laverick, Director of Corporate Sustainability looks at the benefits of GHG measurement and reporting.

2010

13 December 2010

Improving Waterways for All

ADAS provide a range of services to support British Waterways and their contractors under British Waterways’ National Dredging Contract, maintaining...

17 November 2010

One planet borrowed from future generations

Richard Laverick, Director of Corporate Sustainability outlines the measures ADAS has in place to minimse it's environmental impact.

13 October 2010

ALOWANCE

ADAS, together with North Wyke Research and Imperial College, were commissioned by Defra and WRAP to develop a strategic management...

05 October 2010

ADAS secures approval for UK’s first dual waste gasification power plant

ADAS has helped secure planning permission for the country’s first power plant that runs on a mixed feedstock of wood...

21 July 2010

ADAS scientist urges government to address 'peak phosphate' risk

Professor Brian Chambers (ADAS Head of Science - Environment) warns that rapid rollout of anaerobic digestion plants is needed...

21 May 2010

Newcastle student scoops national prize for sustainable dairy farm expansion project

A student from Newcastle University who authored a sustainable business development plan to expand a dairy farm and reduce its...

13 May 2010

A Rough Guide to Bioaerosol Monitoring

This guide provides a detailed insight into the monitoring of airborne micro-organisms at organic waste management facilities such as...

13 May 2010

Bioaerosol monitoring at Cliff Quay composting Facility

For the past nine years, ADAS consultants have been working with Anglian Water to provide independent bioaerosol monitoring solutions and...

13 May 2010

Bioaerosol Risk Assessment for Pease Cottage Compost Site

In 2009, ADAS consultants conducted a Site Specific Bioaerosol Risk Assessment, including background level monitoring and Critical Control Point identification...

22 March 2010

New Quality Assurance Scheme supports Anaerobic Digestion

The by-product of Anaerobic Digestion (AD) is a nutrient rich ‘digestate’ which is used as a fertiliser for agricultural crops....

24 February 2010

Wasting away: harnessing waste for productivity

Tackling the waste disposal and food crises simultaneously presents excellent opportunities for food producers and manufacturers. It is the nexus...

24 February 2010

Case study • Phosphorus future

Premier Waste Management, the largest independent waste management company in the North East, commissioned ADAS to produce a briefing paper...

22 February 2010

A Rough Guide to controlling pollution from silage, slurry and agricultural fuel oil

This Guide deals with the SSAFO regulations specifying the minimum legal standards required to prevent pollution of water from agriculture....

11 February 2010

Government announces further support for renewable energy technologies

Two important Government announcements were made last week about further support for renewable energy technologies. Both are good news for...

27 January 2010

What's on the horizon for energy and renewable energy?

Is it possible to have 2020 vision? We've had a look at the changes to energy, waste recyling and renewable...

21 January 2010

Demonstrating the benefits of canal dredging.

ADAS Environmental Consultants provide a range of services to support British Waterways and their contractors. Work has resulted in a...

2009

13 August 2009

Flies on landfill

When the owners of a Scottish landfill site received an upsurge in complaints from local residents about flies in their...

02 July 2009

Bioaerosol and odour monitoring at Deerdykes composting site

ADAS Environmental Consultants have been working for the last four years with Scottish Water Waste Services (SWWS) providing on site...

29 June 2009

Guidance on odour from compost

ADAS Environment Consultants, through SWICEB undertook fundamental research on bioaerosols and odours from composting sites back in 2005 which has...

25 June 2009

Training for more sustainable food

The application of PAS 2050 for assessment of greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services can help businesses to...

03 June 2009

Demonstrating the benefits of composting

ADAS Environmental Consultants together with Envar have recently completed a £1.3 million project for the Defra New Technologies Demonstrator Programme...

06 April 2009

Maximising the potential of Anaerobic Digestion

With both Government policy and public opinion increasingly focused on waste management issues, ADAS is constantly drawing upon its long...

02 March 2009

Assessing the impact of BioCompost

Research by ADAS is investigating the possibility of applying compost produced from waste subjected to Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) directly...

02 March 2009

New research cuts the carbon footprint of recycling

Research by leading environmental consultancy ADAS has revealed that councils could adopt recycling measures which are much more efficient and...