Welsh councils recycled 53 per cent of waste in the first quarter of 2012/13, the Welsh Government says.

Over 180 scrap metal dealers have written to government criticising ‘unclear’ cash ban legislation and threatening legal action.

Prince of Wales opens UK’s ‘first’ commercial-scale anaerobic digester and biomethane-to-grid plant in Dorset.

European Environment Agency and World Meteorological Organisation report record highs in global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions.

Preston recycling company, Recycling Lives develops top-up card in reaction to upcoming cash-for-scrap metal ban.

Waste associations and institutions write to Secretary of State expressing ‘concern’ over Pickles fund delay.

Look in the bin of your average committed recycler and, odds are, the bulk of material will be mixed plastics. Getting these out of the bin would do wonders for recycling rates, but there are a few technical difficulties that must be addressed first.

DECC’s Green Deal labelled a ‘shambles’ by MPs after it’s revealed that no UK households have yet signed up for the loans.

Merseyside appoints FCC Waste Services, Knowsley Energy Recovery and Orchid Fairport Consortium in interim contract.

Nearly 1.5 billion people in the world still live without access to any electricity, Kate Hacker learns of a project that is lighting up India while diverting agricultural waste