Waste

AWS Eco Plastics to cut ribbon on facility capable of processing 300,000 bottles an hour

Board votes in favour of blanket ban on single-use bags

Defendants fail to enter plea after being charged with shipping prohibited waste to Africa

Environment Agency uncovers network allegedly dumping waste electricals in West Africa

Responsible Electronics Recycling Act would prevent American companies sending waste abroad for first time

Deal sees GE extend its reach into expanding waste heat sector

New figures show recession-fuelled drinking has hampered supermarkets' attempts to cut waste

Friends of the Earth predicts more councils could press charges against supermarkets over alleged use of excess packaging

Coalition quietly ditches proposed ban on sending recyclable waste to landfill

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson promises to lead crackdown on soaring levels of electronic waste