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The UK Government, including Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland branches, is running a public consultation and call for evidence on the impact of proposed modifications to existing legislation in the UK Fertilising Product Regulations (UK FPR). The online consultation covers rules on manufacturing and marketing of fertilisers, but does not …
EBNet has been commenting for some time now about the difficulty of arranging visits to water and wastewater treatment facilities, even for organised groups. Several factors may account for this, from pressure on staff time to concerns about health and safety and awareness of the sector’s poor public image. It’s …
This working group was originally set up with a focus on the underlying microbiology and the quantification of N2O emissions; its remit then broadened to include methane as another major GHG from sanitation systems. The two areas provide an interesting contrast in terms of where emissions arise (primarily in aerobic …
The EMISI Final Dissemination Webinar, which presents key findings and reflections from the Emissions Measurement to Improve Sanitation in Indonesia (EMISI) project, is now available on EBNet’s YouTube channel, by kind request of the EMISI Project team. EMISI activities involved extensive work on the direct empirical measurement of nitrous oxide …
The latest Planet Possible podcast from the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) tackles the often-contentious topic of water recycling, and contrasts approaches and attitudes in the UK and elsewhere. After the recent wet winter, EBNet members in southern England maybe ruefully considering other issues of water recycling. …
Reactions to Dirty Business, the new Channel 4 Docudrama on sewage pollution, suggest the UK water industry is in for another heavy battering. After the 3-episode series aired on 23 Feb 2026 it has received extensive coverage on all major press and media outlets, from BBC News to Woman and …
The Co-op Group and the Co-op Foundation are launching a ÂŁ2.2 million Co-op Green Opportunities Fund to support initiatives across the UK that influence young people to develop green skills and pursue green careers. The Green Opportunities Report, conducted by The Social Agency, was commissioned to help define the scope …
The final set of stories chosen from our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology, equivalent to about 30 mins in the Audiobook version. The anthology is also available as a free eBook on the Resources page. This month’s selections are: Chapter 10: Microworlds by Griffen Alexander, South Africa – an …
This month, the EU introduced mandatory systematic monitoring requirements for per and polyfluoroalkyl-substances (PFAS) in drinking water, aimed at promoting compliance with new limit values in the revised EU Drinking Water Directive (2024/2184). The new limits are 0.5 µg/L for total PFAS and 0.1 µg/L for the sum of 20 …
News continues to emerge on the scale of illegal dumping of solid waste across the country. The latest BBC investigation notes that the Environment Agency (EA) shut down 700 such sites last year, but over 500 remain active, with 10s of 1000s of tonnes deposited in some cases. Colleagues in …
Dr Yongqiang Liu and colleagues in the Aerobic Granulation Processes WG have been working with water companies to take samples of granular sludge and conventional activated sludge (AS) from full-scale wastewater treatment plants in the UK. One aim of the study is to investigate the performance of granular sludge in …
The Better Water 4 All Network+ is putting together its January 2026 newsletter, due to sail out by the end of this month. If you have any relevant news, events, conferences, job opportunities, updates etc that you’d like to share with the Network community, please email your contributions to them …
The ELEMENTAL Hub has launched a Blog site with posts covering project updates, research breakthroughs, and insights from across the partnership. The first post is on the theme Researching the biology of bacterial biofilms to boost bioremediation. Dr Heather Felgate of the Quadram Institute shares some thoughts on her work …
EBNet’s official UKRI funding ends on 31 Jan 2026, but some of our activities will continue – directly, and in conjunction with EBIC, Better Water 4 All and others. We will: Continue to publish and promote forthcoming reports and papers based on EBNet’s work Keep updating the website pages, especially …
IEA Bioenergy has published an Inter-Task report on Synergies of green hydrogen and biobased value chains deployment (see here for accompanying blog). An associated webinar is available here. Dr Luca Alibardi of Cranfield University, co-Lead of EBNet’s Anaerobic Fermentation WG, welcomed the report with the following comment: “The case study targeted a carbohydrate-rich wastewater, …
