IKEA will switch to renewable energy by 2020 according to the furniture group’s newest sustainability plans.

Set in the heart of rural Lincolnshire, North Kesteven is the only area in the country to recycle over 50 per cent of its waste.

Scientists at Air Fuel Synthesis have manufactured petrol from carbon dioxide and water vapour found in the air.

Scotland has launched a food waste campaign to help combat the environment and financial impacts of wasted food.

Grocery sector supply chain waste reduced by 8.8 per cent, ahead of the three-year target of five per cent says WRAP.

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.