Improved rules on the collection and treatment of electric waste entered into force on 13th August 2012.   Currently only one third of electrical and electronic waste in the EU is separately collected within the documented system. The Directive introduces a collection target of 45% of electronic equipment sold that will apply from 2016 and, as a...

The 2012 report, “Review of California’s Water Recycling Criteria for Agricultural Irrigation,” was developed in response to increased interest in expanding the amount of recycled water used for agricultural purposes.  It specifically addressed the risk of exposure and infection from waterborne pathogens, such as Cryptosporidium and E. coli, due to the irrigation of a wide variety of food crops using recycled water. Key...

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How important would it be to your business if certain key raw materials were no longer available to you? Would your business be viable or what would you do if your product range decreased dramatically from 26 products supplied to many clients down to a 2 product range supplied to one key customer, due to...

It is a well established fact that information relating to key control parameters is essential to optimize wastewater treatment plant performance.  In our experience it is all too common for problems to arise where information is either not generated or, more times than not, not reviewed or interpreted correctly. #ecos saves businesses a lot of...

The 4th ATP to the CLP Regulation (EC) No 487/2013 entered into force on 28th May 2013. It applies to substances from the 1st December 2014 and mixtures from 1st June 2015 but can be used voluntarily before these dates. The main changes are as follows: New hazard categories for chemically unstable gases and non-flammable aerosols (see...

In our experience, water is one of the most expensive resources to businesses to which they pay the least attention. Quite often the water bill is only received or reviewed 1 – 2 times per annum and signed off as “just one of those things we have to pay”. ECOS have worked with many businesses...

  The EUROPA – Finance for EU businesses: banks & venture capital – Your Europe site is intended to help businesses to apply for finance supported by the European Union. To access EU finance, click on your country to locate banks or venture capital funds that provide finance supported by the EU. ECOS Environmental Consultants Limited

The ISO International Standard for applying eco-efficiency assessment to product systems, was published in 2012 and has a huge potential given ongoing economic and environmental challenges for businesses. ISO 14045:2012, Environmental management – Eco-efficiency assessment of product systems – Principles, requirements and guidelines describes the principles, requirements and guidelines for eco-efficiency assessment for product systems. Eco-efficiency...

BSI has launched a new standard that can help reduce waste in the early stages of building or refurbishment projects. BS 8895-1 Designing for material efficiency in building projects – Part 1: Code of Practice, is part 1 of 3 documents that will enable designers, architectural teams, contractors and clients to make their building projects more...