Devon now has one of the best waste management programmes in the country, it has been revealed.
The recycling rate for the county now stands at 55 per cent, making it one of the top-performing regions.
More than 200,000 tonnes of household material was recycled during the last financial year, which Roger Croad, county councillor for the environment, says is a "real achievement".
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A British Sugar factory in Norfolk is planning to use anaerobic digestion to turn by-products into biogas.
The plans would see the firm investing more than £25 million in the site to add anaerobic digesters to turn waste sugar beet into sustainable fuel, according to the Norfolk Eastern Daily Press.
In doing so, it hopes to generate enough biogas to heat 22,000 homes, and cut carbon emissions at the plant by 90,000 tonnes each year.
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A derelict power plant in south-east Wales could soon be given a new lease of life as a biomass facility.
The plant at Llynfi near Bridgend was one of the coal-fired power stations to close in the 1970s, but Morgan Credit Energy is now seeking permission to re-open it.
According to the BBC, the company wants to transform the site into a biomass facility burning wood from sustainable sources.
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The price of corn has fallen slightly, which could encourage panic buying from animal feed manufacturers and biofuels producers.
According to Agrimoney, the price of corn has been steadily falling in recent trading on the commodities markets.
However, with there being an accepted shortage of cereals, thanks in part to increased demand for biofuels, some analysts fear that grain traders will look to snap up as much corn as they can at these lower values.
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A new waste management programme in south Cambridge has resulted in huge financial benefits for the taxpayer.
The district council introduced blue bins for plastic, paper, glass and cans back in October, in a bid to improve recycling rates, according to Cambridge News.
Six months later, the local authority is reporting that the scheme has been a resounding success, saving taxpayers more than £300,000, which can now be re-invested back into community projects.
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A new survey shows that Wales has transformed attitudes to recycling in the country.
As part of Recycle Week, which runs from June 20th to the 26th, a poll of the nation's inhabitants finds that 76 per cent of the population now consider themselves "committed recyclers".
In addition, the research found that 93 per cent of people consider recycling to be "important", while 77 per cent are prepared to recycle even if it involves extra effort to travel to a waste management centre.
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The G20 nations are set to press the US to end government aid to the biofuels industry, it is claimed.
Increased demand for biofuels combined with state subsidies have resulted in a large increase in biofuel production, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Trade diplomats believe that use of crops such as corn and rapeseed for biofuels production is putting unbearable strain on the cost of these commodities, and an end to US subsidies would go some way to restoring balance.
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Scotland's biomass industry could play a vital role in helping the country reach carbon emissions targets, it is claimed.
The European Union wants all member states to cut their carbon emissions by 20 per cent of their 1990 levels by the year 2020.
However, the Scottish government wants to be 100 per cent powered by renewable energy by 2020, and project developer Lifetime Recycling Village says that biomass will be a major part of this.
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Animal feed manufacturers and biofuels producers have been warned that corn stockpiles are set to fall even further.
According to a study by the US Department of Agriculture, even a fifth consecutive record corn harvest will not meet global demand for the cereal, Bloomberg reports.
An ever-increasing population and a sudden surge in biofuels production mean that corn consumption is set to rise by another three per cent in the next market year.
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A review of waste management in Warwickshire has highlighted the local community's commitment to recycling.
After conducting a full review of the nine waste management centres in the area, Warwickshire County Council has confirmed that eight of its nine facilities will remain open seven days a week.
This is thanks, in large part, to members of the voluntary sector, who will assists council workers in keeping the centre in operation.
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