Recycling

MBA Polymers warns UK is lagging behind other EU member states in plastic recycling rates

Government predicts new rule could boost economy by £31m annually, as Welsh Government unveils plan to reduce construction waste

It seems swapping three-ply for two-ply could save 500,000 tonnes of (carbon) emissions

Embedding recycling into business models offers substantial advantages to clothing, food and drinks companies

You don't eat yellow snow, but should you ski on it? An Arizona resort thinks so

UK company promises easier and more energy-efficient recycling of the country's annual 55 million used tyres

Bank to provide over £30m of funding to support development of new recycling and waste-to-energy plant in Yorkshire

Environment minister Richard Benyon promised the government would make a decision in 2012 on a bag charge in England

Top Dollar Mobile says recycling handsets stops harmful chemicals leaking into the environment and saves resources - but too few of us are doing it

Net-works project with Zoological Society of London aims to turn tonnes of discarded fishing nets into new carpet tiles