Britain could face blackouts by 2015 under current European legislation, says new report from Ofgem.

Private Finance Initiative, or PFI, is big news in the world of waste – and it is set to get bigger as it becomes an ever more important factor for local authorities when developing new waste facilities in order to meet government recycling and diversion targets.

Devon County Council and Resource Futures Ltd launch Waste and Energy Education Programmes for Devonshire Schools.

Waste bio drying operator Think Environmental, charged by EA for illegally burying waste and failing to control odours.

Toyota and Autogreen are set to pay customers to recycle their end-of-life Toyota cars in new ‘Rewarding Recycling’ scheme.

Environmentalists call for govt to act now before it’s too late to prevent ‘critical’ two-degree rise in temperature.

Waste prevention cannot be achieved through smoke and mirrors - it requires education, effort, and planning to succeed. With EU National Waste Prevention Programmes due by December 2013, Annie Reece learns more about the magic word.

Zero Waste Scotland launches £1.5 million Priority Materials Fund to increase recycling and reuse of specific materials.

LCSW begins study to assess possibility of building Europe’s largest industrial-to-industrial heat network in Bristol.

Labour Leader, Ed Miliband, has called on government to produce a ‘clear’ decarbonisation goal in upcoming Energy Bill.