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Box Valve Automated PCD Installed at the UK’s First EV Battery Recycling Plant

Normally a Flap Valve or automated pollution control devices [PCD] such as our Flapstopper cannot be opened under a head of of more than a few meters of water due to atmospheric pressure holding it firmly closed, like a giant plug in a bathtub.  The Box valve version of the Falpstopper solves this longstanding battle…

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February 11, 2021UncategorizedBy Brian Backs
Jul232016

Bonfire of Environmental Regulations

Containment News July 2016: ‘Bonfire of Environmental Legislation’

The full edition of July’s containment news is available here with all of the news, stories, and live links: *Containment News July 2016 PDF Version* ‘Bonfire of Environmental Legislation’ “It has been depressing that the environment has played virtually no part in pre or post referendum political debates” Whether you voted in or out, whether you…

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July 23, 2016UncategorizedBy enviro
Jun162016

Brexit Environmental Impacts

Containment News June 2016: ‘Environmental Impacts of Brexit’

The full edition of June’s containment news is available here with all of the news, stories, and live links: *Containment News June 2016 PDF Version* ‘Environmental Impacts of Brexit’ ‘5% of UK beaches are poor quality, the highest percentage in the EU. The number rated as “excellent” quality has slumped by more than a fifth since last…

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June 16, 2016UncategorizedBy enviro
May122016

Pollution Conspiracy Theory Alert

Containment News May 2016: ‘Conspiracy Theory Alert’

The full edition of March’s containment news is available here with all of the news, stories, and live links: *Containment News May 2016 PDF Version* ‘Conspiracy Theory Alert’ “The bathing water season starts on the 15th May, so if you have been using our coastal waters since the 1st October 2015, statistically you’ve not really…

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May 12, 2016UncategorizedBy enviro
Apr152016

Surfers against sewage, sewage free seas 2016

Containment News April 2016: ‘Sewage Free Seas’

The full edition of March’s containment news is available here with all of the news, stories, and live links: *Containment News April 2016 PDF Version* ‘Sewage Free Seas’ The Environment Agency has opened a stakeholder consultation on how often water companies should be legally permitted to discharge raw, untreated human sewage effluent directly into the nation’s beaches,…

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April 15, 2016UncategorizedBy enviro
Mar212016

Lacklustre direction for environmental targets

Containment News March 2016: ‘Lacklustre Direction for Environmental Targets’

The full edition of March’s containment news is available here with all of the news, stories, and live links: *Containment News March 2016 PDF Version* ‘Lacklustre Direction for Environmental Targets’ The recipe for success when setting goals and targets walks the fine line between making them a worthwhile challenge and realistically achievable.  Christopher weighs 192 kilograms,  after…

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March 21, 2016UncategorizedBy enviro
Feb192016

Pollution Fines Increase

Containment News February 2016: ‘Pollution Fines Increase’

The full edition of February’s containment news is available here with all of the news, stories, and live links: *Containment News February 2016 PDF Version* ‘Pollution Fines Increase’ There has been a very significant increase recently in the size of fines being handed out in England to water companies for sewage pollution incidents.  Thames Water…

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February 19, 2016UncategorizedBy enviro
Jan152016

Environment Agency Cuts

Containment News January 2016: ‘Risking Environment Agency Cuts’

The full edition of January’s containment news is available here with all of the news, stories, and live links: *Containment News January 2016 PDF Version* ‘Risking Environment Agency Cuts’ I’ve lost count of the number of times that I have heard a politician say ‘lessons will be learnt’, it’s normally followed by a barrage of…

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January 15, 2016UncategorizedBy enviro
Nov252015

Pollution Control measures only apply between may and September, less than half the year.

Containment News November 2015: ‘Pollution Monitoring May to September Only’

The full edition of November’s containment news is available here with all of the news, stories, and live links: *Containment News November 2015 PDF Version*   ‘Pollution Monitoring May to September Only’ Imagine what would happen if the UK Government announced that speed limits would remain in place, but speed cameras and Police patrols would only monitor motorists…

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November 25, 2015UncategorizedBy enviro
Oct282015

Nurdles

Containment News October 2015: ‘Nurdles’

The full edition of October’s containment news is available here with all of the news, stories, and live links: *Containment News October 2015 PDF Version*   ‘Nurdles’ As Editor of Containment News and Flood News since 2009 I often feel jaded by the Groundhog Day repetition of pollution incidents, feeble excuses and lenient fines.  So it was…

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October 28, 2015Leave a commentUncategorizedBy enviro
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