environment

Raise a glass to the Rothes consortium of whisky and scotch distillers!

Planning permission has been granted for a biomass-fuelled combined heat and power (CHP) plant to produce up to 7.2 Megawatts of electricity - enough for about 9,000 homes. It's suggested that the power generated will be used to power the plant itself, with the surplus being sold back to the national grid.

Many people recycle with good intentions of minimising their impact on the world around them, but how can you be sure that your toxic electronic goods are actually dismantled and recycled in a controlled and regulated manner? Answer: often you can't.

Here in Switzerland, a long-established process (the world's first) is in place which ensures that the products are monitored and the process supervised every step of the way, with careful independent inspections regularly carried out.