Using hydrogen as fuel could, in theory, shrink transport emissions to nearly zero. It might sound too good to be true, but strides are already being made to bring it to the world of waste and recycling.

It’s hot outside, but you don’t necessarily have to feel guilty about eating that ice cream, as the by-products from its production could be being used to produce ‘green’ energy instead of going to landfill.

Energy-from-waste plant specialist Energos has gone into administration following contractual disputes with two of its main contractors.

Hadfield Wood Recyclers has been awarded a contract to supply biomass fuel to a new Green Investment Bank-backed £25-million plant in North Wales that could generate enough energy to power 2,400 homes.

In what is being billed as ‘an excellent example of circular economy in practice’, enzymes will be used to convert unsorted household waste into biogas at a ‘bio plant’ in Cheshire.

Pollution caused by anaerobic digestion plants in Bedfordshire and Devon have seen the Environment Agency secure fines for negligent mismanagement.

Two Northern Irish AD plants have received government-backed funds for pioneering work using poultry litter.

Revellers attending Glastonbury this weekend will be able to test-run a urinal that hopes to bring sustainable power to refugee camps.

Government proposals to restrict plant sizes and feedstocks will ‘kill off’ promising anaerobic digestion projects, according to ADBA.

Fife Council has become the first British local authority to use dual-fuel bin lorries after taking delivery of two converted vehicles.