Waste

Promoter Festival Republic says events have cut emissions by at least 15 per cent in one year

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

Figures from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers show as much as 2bn tonnes of food never makes it on to a plate

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

Coffee shops in North America launch new promotion to encourage customers to bring their own tumblers

Anyone found selling small water bottles in Concord could be fined up to $50

Items such as turkey foil, Christmas cards and batteries can be recycled at stores across the country

First Mile collections divert 100 tonnes of food waste from London landfill in first eight months

Pilot scheme could ultimately see Government Procurement Service purchase up to half of its energy from renewable sources