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

A slowdown of mobile phone upgrade cycles has helped cut CO2 emissions in half, according to a Green Alliance report, which also reveals customers want to use their phones for longer.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including sustainable coffins, an award for the Winnow food waste meter, new bioplastic bags and an ocean waste-themed recycling forum.

Two-thirds of ‘green professionals’ believe that the way that environmental issues’ role in infrastructure decision-making would be reduced following a ‘Brexit’, according to an IEMA poll.

More than 8,000 tonnes of rubbish was collected by nearly 800,000 volunteers during the Ocean Conservancy’s 2015 International Coastal Cleanup.

Local authority body LARAC has criticised REA and ESA reports into the future of the resources industry and says that more collaboration is needed to take the sector forward.

Efforts to rid our oceans from plastic pollution should focus on cleaning up beaches rather than the sea itself, according to research carried out by Eunomia Research & Consulting.

A new ACR+ analysis of European pay-as-you-throw systems highlights their potential for reducing residual waste and increasing recycling.

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

A new report launched by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) claims that businesses must adapt to be more sustainable in order to deal with ‘global megatrends’.