Waste

Helen Craig recalls some recycling-phobic flat mates, and asks if guilt trips can ever help deliver greener behaviour

Carmaker plans a global 40 per cent cut in waste sent to landfill per vehicle produced by 2016

With preferred bidders already announced, government pulls financial support for three waste-to-energy projects

New report aims to help Scotland meet ambitious goals, as Chartered Institution of Waste Management unveils new course for businesses

Michael Bloomberg to announce crackdown on hard-to-recycle fast food packaging

Three new projects across northern England promise new jobs for the anaerobic digestion and solar maintenance sectors

Anacail uses plasma to create ozone which claims to kill harmful bugs and extend food shelf life

US start up offers instant cash for customers who drop off mobile phones and tablet computers

Environment Agency prosecutes company after four bags of mixed general waste failed to end up at specialist facility

James Murray argues that without more demanding product standards lazy consumers will continue to undermine the "circular economy" vision