The UK has an average recycling rate of 44%, but is required to meet the EU target of 50% by 2020. One of the main factors currently preventing the UK from achieving a higher recycling rate is confusion. According to a recent study by Wrap UK, over 90% of people recycle key materials such as: paper, card, glass, […]
What is the RWM Exhibition? The RWM is an exhibition, in partnership with the CIWM, dedicated to the waste, recycling, water, and energy sectors. It’s an annual event, held at the Birmingham NEC, and showcases the latest and greatest from the marketplace. The RWM Exhibition welcomes over 11,000 visitors from UK and International companies alike, spanning […]
Deciphering the jargon and understanding exactly what’s being said when you first join or deal with a Planning or Building Control department can be difficult. We’ve created this glossary as your go-to source of information for when your colleagues are using industry terms that you haven’t yet mastered: A Adoption: Final confirmation of a development […]
Litter at summer events With the summer comes outdoor events: music festivals, food festivals, fairs, and sporting events – and people flock to these in droves. All of these events have one main thing in common: they all generate waste! Whether it’s food waste, plastic bottles, merchandise packaging or fast food trays, summer events all […]
Food waste in the UK continues to be a big problem and the volume being thrown away is on the rise. We wasted 7.3million tonnes of food in 2015 alone, costing the UK £13bn. The Independent reports that, of the food that was sent to landfill, an estimated 4.4million tonnes could have been avoided – saving […]
Noise pollution is often considered one of the lesser evils when the topic of pollution arises, but it can be detrimental to public health and to the environment, and so needs to be taken more seriously. Let’s explore this further: What is classed as noise pollution? The dictionary definition of noise pollution is noise which […]
Planning departments are continually changing. Different working methods are being adopted to manage the increased workload, and the pressure on planning teams is heavier than ever before. In the first of our new ‘Day in the Life’ series, we thought we would take a look at what a modern planning department looks like. Traditionally, […]
The UK is tasked with achieving a 50% recycling rate by 2020, as set out in the EU Waste Framework Directive. Is this target achievable? How close are we to meeting this objective? We explore this further in the infographic below: Further analysis of the UK’s recycling efforts Despite nearing the 2020 recycling target of […]
There are an estimated one million cases of food poisoning every year, with E-Coli, Listeria, and Salmonella more prevalent in the summer months than at other times in the year. Recent research by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) indicates there are swathes of people across the country who are putting themselves at risk with poor food safety behaviours: […]
We like to think we have our fingers on the pulse of new and upcoming technologies here at Agile Applications. And as a software and digital services provider, we’ve made it our mission to help Local Authorities transform and modernise their digital back-office functions. According to a recent study, however, Councils are struggling with their […]