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Recycling body insists environmental risks are not as grave as biofuels and urges firms to continue to use bioplastics where appropriate
29 Apr 2008
Report claims "sustainable" bioplastics could lead to increased methane emissions if not recycled correctly
28 Apr 2008
The UK is to get its first nappy recycling plant, while imaginatively titled sewage-to-energy firm Eco-Solids is flush with new funding
24 Apr 2008Minister for International Development hails environmental and social benefits of IT reuse projects
24 Apr 2008Sheffield burger restaurants have cut their carbon footprint and the waste sent to landfill through a partnership with a local power plant
14 Apr 2008Consumers increasingly willing to ensure electronic goods don’t end up in landfill and are properly recycled
09 Apr 2008Activists argue that electronics companies should bear the financial responsibility for end-of-life disposal
28 Mar 2008The Conservative mayoral candidate looks to the US for "innovative schemes" to encourage Londoners to up the ante on recycling
28 Mar 2008A new consultation paper recommends how neighbouring authorities should work together to boost recycling and cut costs
27 Mar 2008Fresh from securing $30m in funding US start up is keen to expand its bin-tracking recycling incentive scheme
20 Mar 2008Local Government Association insists just a "fraction" of material collected for recycling ends up in landfill
03 Mar 2008Move cranks up pressure on rival supermarkets to follow suit
28 Feb 2008New online template to help building firms comply with legislation demanding they keep Site Waste Management Plans
27 Feb 2008Expert warns plans to scrap landfill tax exemption could undermine financial case for redeveloping brownfield sites
26 Feb 2008New auction site aims to help building firms find a buyer for reusable or excess materials, limiting the amount of construction waste that goes to landfill
25 Feb 2008Car firm announces French joint venture designed to ensure 95 per cent of all vehicles are recycled by 2015
22 Feb 2008New best practice guide promises to help builder merchants accurately report on levels of recycled content in new materials
20 Feb 2008New York Mayor argues polluter pays eWaste bill will place unfair burden on electronics manufacturers
19 Feb 2008Negotiations are underway between leading offset providers looking to bolster the sector's credibility with the launch of a new trade group
14 Feb 2008Defra claims higher waste recovery targets will help cut carbon emissions and meet EU recycling obligations
11 Feb 2008New process allows IT firm to turn old printer cartridges and plastic bottles into new cartridges
31 Jan 2008
Computers you can throw on the compost heap might sound ridiculous, but work underway to develop biodegradable plastics may one day make it a reality 12 Feb 2008
With the US digital switchover fast approaching Conrad MacKerron of green business group As You Sow argues it is time for electronics firms to get their eWaste policies in order 19 Feb 2008
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