London Olympics

New WRAP research calls for drastic increase in textile recycling, as UNITE donates 7,000 Olympic wares to charity

Utility hopes Rio 2016 Olympic Games will use its new elephant grass biofuel for torch and cauldron, despite missing 2012 deadline

Kenyan marathon runner Abel Kirui won silver dressed in recycled plastic bottles, as Adidas unveils DryDye partnership

Shaun McCarthy looks back over a fortnight of sporting glory to evaluate how sustainable the Olympic Games really was

The venues’ green credentials have been impressive, but the real environmental legacy of London 2012 is found in the unerring commitment the Games require

Sustainability team of the year reveals plans to build on green Olympics success by becoming a major player in delivering the Green Deal

Dagenham-based plastic recycling plant heads flurry of green investment announcements as Air Products starts work on 50MW green gas facility in Tees Valley

Ask yourself what would Kay Hope do, and then do the precise opposite

Seven Quiet Revolution vertical axis wind turbines deployed to provide renewable energy to Olympic Park’s lighting infrastructure

Organisers failed to use biogas to fuel Olympic flame, but efficient design meant giant steel cauldron weighed just 16 tonnes