Welcome

The Sustainable Development Group (SDG) is the centre of expertise on Sustainability and the Environment in IOM3. Its roles include the promotion of whole life-cycle thinking across the professional interests of the members of IOM3 and it provides a body of expertise to respond to requests to the Institute for opinions on sustainable development and the environment.

News

Glass reuse falls in the UK

While glass recycling rates have risen over the last decade in the UK, the amount of recycled content in glass containers has fallen, according to a report released by WRAP. This is due to a shortage of high-quality cullet caused by the co-mingling of recovered glass during collection and processing by UK municipal councils.

Packaging Professional Magazine, 17 Nov 2008

Carbon emissions controls

UK companies are moving closer to facing mandatory reporting and limits on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This follows the launch of a voluntary standard on calculating carbon emissions, as well as news that the Government is set to publish a review of packaging policy that could include a carbon count.

Packaging Professional Magazine, 17 Nov 2008

Bursaries available for Boost your Career event

Student bursaries are available for the Boost your Career in Science and Engineering event, to be held in London on 21 January 2009.

IOM3, 05 Nov 2008

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Features

Leading the way in flexible packaging and films

David Read is determined to secure a fair trading environment for flexible packaging in the face of regulatory burdens and rising environmental awareness. The Chairman of the Packaging and Films Association talks to Gary Price about providing a voice for industry.

Packaging Professional Magazine, 17 Nov 2008

Trendy ideas

Dr Gordon Robertson, adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia, presents opinions and facts on sustainability and packaging materials.

Packaging Professional Magazine, 11 Nov 2008

Zambia revisited

Berkeley Mineral Resources is restarting the mining of lead and zinc deposits in Kabwe, Zambia, and addressing pollution.

Materials World Magazine, 01 Nov 2008

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Events

Recycling of Rubber

12 Dec 2008, London, UK

This event is suitable for those involved in designing rubber formulations and in the manufacture of rubber articles.

Mining for Radioactive Waste Disposal in the UK

20 Nov 2008, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanicals Engineers Evening Lecture

Energy Intensive Industries and Climate Change: Surviving the Threat to Global Competitiveness

25 Nov 2008 - 27 Nov 2008, Brussels, BELGIUM

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Jobs

Tenure-track Professorship Positions

Pohang, South Korea

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Materials World

The IOM3 member magazine

Materials World is specifically devoted to the engineering materials cycle, from mining and extraction, through processing and application, to recycling and recovery. Editorially, it embraces the whole spectrum of materials and minerals – metals, plastics, polymers, rubber, composites, ceramics and glasses – with particular emphasis on advanced technologies, latest developments and new applications, giving prominence to the topics that are of fundamental importance to those in industry.