Recycling

Samsung comes top of a new ranking based on the concentration and presence of toxic chemicals in mobile phones

Coca-Cola Enterprises and APPE form €9m joint venture to help recycle millions more plastic bottles

Drinks giant's Olympics' experience reveals clearer communications and standardised collection points can help boost recycling rates

Company recycles 10.5 million bottles from Olympic and Paralympic Games venues

Survey of English councils reveals just Stoke-on-Trent wants to revert to weekly rubbish collections

Discarded electronics are proving lucrative for US recycling companies

Globechain website aims to help companies reduce waste sent to landfill and save money for charities

Distillery signs deal with Napier University start-up to turn whisky by-products into next-generation biofuels

7-11 and Wegmans are among several nationwide US chains signed up to a virtual marketplace for waste and recycling jobs

Airline reveals new amenity kits will be made using four million recycled plastic bottles