Most waste won’t kill you (in the short term), but there’s one type of waste that is far from a laughing matter: explosives – bombs and the accumulated detritus of mankind’s past conflicts. We speak to the experts to find out how to dispose of them safely.

You might not have heard of Diageo, but you know its products: Smirnoff, Guinness, Baileys, Gordon's, José Cuervo and Johnnie Walker are just a handful of the company's owned brands. A hundred and seven million measures of Diageo's products are consumed worldwide ever

The disposal of waste isn’t just a problem on earth. Though we spend a great deal of time collecting it, recycling it and shovelling it into landfill on this planet, it turns out there’s more of a problem circling above our heads.

Recycling collections are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with advances in vehicle design playing a crucial role. Charles Newman explores some of the new ideas that are emerging

Most of us have a vague notion of what happens to a car at the end of its life, but we wanted to get into the nitty gritty of vehicle depollution. Libby Peake shadowed ELV Technician Simon Dalton for a day

As the rag and bone man with his horse-drawn carriage fades to memory, a new breed of informal recyclers, looking for metals and things that other people have left behind, is on the increase. Leonie Butler reports

Forget reusables, the new vogue in the green baby revolution is to use no nappies at all. Sally White investigates

They might get a bad rap in the Daily Mail and with certain government ministers, but waste auditors perform a valuable function, finding out how much we waste, what infrastructure we require and where we can improve. Leonie Butler rolls up her sleeves and digs in to...

As the public becomes more aware of the need to recycle the myriad of electronic devices accumulated in day-to-day living, so the business world becomes more aware of the need to offer services that help us. And leading the way is Currys, as Will Simpson learns

Whatever your age or musical interests, there’s a festival catering for your entertainment. But how can you handle the mess made by these temporary towns? Libby Peake visited the Glastonbury Festival site to find out