While the European Union is updating some of its sustainability and supply chain rules to simplify reporting requirements,  its new Bioeconomy Strategy published on 27 Nov 2025 shows both commitment and ambition. The new Strategy revises the 2012 version and its 2018 update. The four main goals identified in the Strategy …
Last month the Environment Agency’s Chief Regulator reported that serious pollution incidents from waste management activities increased by 57% over the previous year. The waste sector accounted for almost a quarter of all serious pollution incidents, more than any other regulated sector. For the overall report see here, and for …
For a light-hearted read, don’t miss the festive ECR Blog on the Supergen Bioenergy website which looks at how seasonal waste can provide the feedstock for conversion to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The blog covers a variety of materials, processes and pathways with anaerobic digestion (AD) getting a mention for …
The next AquaEnviro one-day online training events begin in March 2026 and include the following courses: 10 Mar 2026 Wastewater Treatment 17 Mar 2026 Optimising Activated Sludge plants 24 Mar 2026 Optimising Anaerobic digesters: Sewage sludge For more information follow the links above, or for the overall programme see here. …
Date: 3 Feb, 5 Mar, 2 Apr 2026, 10:00 UK Water is not merely a resource we consume. It is a vital system that underpins our environment, economy and society. As pressures on the water environment intensify, from climate change and pollution to increasing demand across sectors, there is a …
The winners of the 2025 Environmental Photographer of the Year (EPOTY) competition have now been announced. This year there were four themes: From Source to Sea – working at different scales Inspired by Nature – fighting back together Deluge or Drought – the environment’s changing face Models of Stewardship – …
The 34th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE) will take place on 19-22 May 2026, in The Hague, Netherlands. The conference will consider late abstract submissions, up to 24 April 2026, for new findings or late-breaking results. For more details on submission see HERE.
Deadline:Â 30 Dec 2025 The Processes Young Investigator Award was established in 2020 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of processes/systems in chemistry, biology, material, energy, environment, food, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, automation control, catalysis, separation, particle and allied engineering. Nominations are accepted from June to December every …
In April 2026, BBSRC’s Sparking Innovation conference will return for its fourth consecutive year. The event will be held in Leicester, with registration opening in January. The conference will include dedicated panel sessions discussing a range of topics: commercialisation: from lab to the market building sustainable models for translation What …
Abstract deadline: 31 Dec 2025 Date and venue: 24-27 June 2026, Kos, Greece The 13th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management is open for in-person and online participation. Topics include: Anaerobic Digestion Biotechnology & Biorefineries, Symbiosis & Circular Economy Recycling & Resources Recovery The conference is preceded by two …
Date: 25 March 2026, 09:30-16:00 Early Bird Tickets now available! Venue: Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground, Cardiff Resource Conference Cymru 2026 will shine a light on the current status of the resource and waste sector in Wales, from top-level policy updates to the practicalities impacting local authorities today. Across the agenda, …
Deadline:Â Fri 9 Jan 2026 at 23:00 UKÂ The Better Water 4 All Network+ is inviting members to propose Working Groups (WG) on focused topics within the broad scope of the Network (https://water4allnet.ac.uk/technical-themes). WG activities include: developing partnerships and joint programmes/events with various stakeholders, co-developing strategic roadmaps, horizon scanning, organizing …
UK Research and Innovation‘s third annual survey seeking stakeholder views is open until 31 Dec 2025Â –Â just the thing if you finally have a little time over the Xmas-New Year break! The survey welcomes responses from research and academia, the civil service, the business community and beyond, from UK …
A new project in cooperation between the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna (Werner Fuchs, Markus Neureiter) and the BEST Competence Center (Bernhard Drosg, Katharina Ludwig) will start in April 2026. The topic of the COMET module ELF4Green is ‘Electrofermentation as an advanced tool for targeted bioproduction’. …
Huge thanks to Angela Bywater for her timely and thorough update from the 2025 ADBA National Conference – she is a major motivating force in this area, both within and well beyond EBNet. Another excellent Summary of Key Insights from the event is now available from the ADBA team on …
