Landfill

Chancellor snips 1p off fuel duty, taxes private jets, and vows to fight for international laws preventing per plane tax

New opt-in service aims to tackle the 100 billion pieces of unsolicited mail Americans receive each year

Pioneering project highlights renewable energy potential of reclaimed landfill sites

Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods and Procter & Gamble join Courtauld Commitment

GMB analysis reveals worst councils recycle less than 20 per cent of household waste

Scheme to recycle mobile phone handsets has paid out more than £10m since October launch

Coalition quietly ditches proposed ban on sending recyclable waste to landfill

Asda, Boots and Sainsbury's back report calling for policy to encourage firms to 'design out' waste

Defra announces wide-ranging policy overhaul designed to accelerate the development of a zero-waste economy

New action plans to tackle the 88 million tones of biodegradable waste produced each year