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In the last week there have been two separate chemical spillages in the UK, one at a drugs manufacturing plant in Deeside, Wales, and another at a drycleaners in Ipswich. Fire officials and ambulances were called to both incidents, and...

It has emerged this week that an oil spill from an ExxonMobil pipeline in the Akwa Ibom state of Nigeria has spread up to 20 miles from it source, polluting the waters that are integral to the survival of the...

Tayside Police have today issued a warning for people to be on their guard after thieves stole 1,000 litres of fuel from the Ballumbie golf club in Dundee. Police are also investigating the theft of fuel from a lorry parked...

Local authorities in the UK have in recent weeks been digesting the awards of the government’s Weekly Collection Support Scheme.Councils from Gravesham in Kent to Birmingham City have received grants to help provide more efficient refuse collection services and increase...

The Environment Agency was called upon last Thursday and Friday to contain a potential spill of 4,000 litres of petrol that had been endangering spawning salmon in the River Tiddy in Cornwall.The petrol tanker was being towed on Thursday night...

Back in September we reported that Shell had suffered a major setback in their plans for exploratory drilling in the Arctic after a key component in their spill response arsenal, the “Containment Dome”, was “crushed like a beer can” during...

On New Year’s Eve, Shell’s 266-foot backup oil rig, the Kulluk, ran aground near Sitkalidak Island in Alaska after heavy duty tow lines repeatedly snapped. It’s another setback in a long line of problems that Shell have encountered in their...

We’re always trying to find new ways to offer our customers a better deal at Yellowshield, so this week we’ve decided to offer an indefinite £5.50 discount when buying either of our wheelie bin liners in combination with any of...

If you or your company handles bulk quantities of industrial fluids on site or transports hazardous goods on vehicles, then under Pollution Prevention Guide 5 and ADR 2009 regulations, you should have in place plans for preventing contaminants entering the...