Wood and timber recycling news articles 
Vintage floor are ecologic and have a lot of style
Reclaimed wood is rapidly becoming the most desirable wood on the market. Reclaimed timber is in fact so sought-after that it is becoming increasingly difficult to source. For a start, reclaimed wood ticks the eco requirements - it is rescued from old buildings, then treated and fitted into new homes, making it the epitome of recycling and reusing. Secondly, reclaimed wood is often stronger and more resilient than newly cut wood, as it has... [more]
Carbon free energy system presented at Energy Roadmap 2050
In March 2011, the European Commission published the overall decarbonisation roadmap covering the whole economy. All sectors, power generation, transport, residential, industry and agriculture, were analysed. The Commission has also been preparing sectoral roadmaps, among which the Energy Roadmap 2050 is the last one, focusing on the whole energy sector. In order to cut emissions by over 80% by 2050, Europe's energy production will have to be... [more]
Households and local charities were granted 800,000 Green Points
Earlier this year, it was announced that the London Borough of Bexley had received funding from the London Waste and Recycling Board’s (LWARB) Flats Recycling Programme and the Recycle for London programme, which is also funded by LWARB, to support the scheme in partnership with Gallions Housing Association. The first phase is focused on 2,000 flats in East Thamesmead with a potential expansion to 15,000 flats across Bexley planned for 2012, ... [more]
Riverside showcases UNTHA VR series shredder at RWM
Joining forces with UNTHA on one of the largest stands of the show, Riverside Waste Machinery, the specialist shredding and baling equipment supplier,will demonstrate its expertise in waste management at the ‘RWM in partnership with CIWM’ exhibition (September 13-15th). Visitors to their stand will see the all-new UNTHA VR series shredder when it is unveiled for the very first time in the UK. The powerful new innovation in single-shaft enginee... [more]
UK Government needs to raise awareness of recycling targets
A recent survey by Riverside Waste Machinery has revealed that only 29.6% of respondents feel the Government is taking enough action to raise awareness about the UK’s waste and recycling targets. Riverside managing director Chris Oldfield was keen to understand what the viewpoint was amongst general members of the public. When analysing the results from the 1955 individuals polled, he feels this demonstrates that education remains a crucial is... [more]
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In Stratford's Olympic park, you can smell the ambition for London 2012
There are cranes everywhere. Hard hats and a sense that if we get this right, everything will change for the better Alfred Dickens, the novelist's brother, wrote a General Board of Health report on the area soon to be occupied by the Olympic athletes, recording that "the cholera raged" and there was "neither drainage nor paving" – "in winter the streets were impassable". More recently it was a ...
Retiree protects 34-acre woodlot near Chambersburg
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP -- A local farm woodlot has new life as a forest. Six years ago, Lionel Lemery, retired U.S. forester, set out to fulfill Larry Miller's dream of restoring 34 wooded acres in Hamilton Township.
Good ol' stuff scrubs up well
A WHOLE new world of recycling has come to life. It's a world where kangaroos are made from old clothes-line hoists and birds fly with wings made from shovels.
Canfor Reports Results for Fourth Quarter of 2011
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Canfor Corporation today reported a net loss attributable to shareholders of $44.1 million, or $0.31 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to a shareholder ...
Scavenging for Charcoal Fuel in the Rubbish of Manila
The plight of charcoal scavengers in the Philippines capital underscores why the United Nations declared 2012 the International Year of Sustainable Energy For All.
Meeting brings mixed fortunes for eco-friendly energy schemes
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a new green waste recycling plant on a former RAF aerodrome in Sheffield were turned down by councillors at a highly-charged committee meeting yesterday.
EarthTalk / From the Editors of E
In theory, burning any kind of plant material for energy is a carbon-neutral endeavor, but chopping down forests for ethanol is unwise because they cannot be regrown quickly.
Mark Tercek: Improving Forestry for Nature, People and the Climate
As we watch the world debate how best to address climate change, and as carbon emissions continue to soar, at least one climate strategy strikes me as a "no-brainer." We should do everything we can to save the world's forests.
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The insurance subdivision of the House Commerce Committee appeared split Wednesday over whether to prohibit state employees from even considering setting up a state health exchange under the federal Affordable Care Act, even after a national expert from the Cato Institute urged them to do so.
