Bin smart: Government cracks down on recycling missteps

The government has advised people to refrain from recycling certain items such as juice cartons, toothpaste tubes, and takeaway boxes as part of a waste management reform

Your flights powered by bin bags?

Your waste could take you on holiday this year…

UK plastic waste to be counted by thousands of Britons

A campaign will help households measure their plastic footprint

UK green aviation fuel research takes off with £1bn investment

A new plant in Teesside will convert household and commercial waste into aviation fuel

TOP 5: UK’s most recycled things

This week, the ELN top-5 series looks at the most preferred household recycling practices

England missed household waste recycling target

Recycling from household waste fell by 1.5% in 2020, according to official data

‘World’s first’ commercial-scale household waste-to-fuels plant completed

Fulcrum BioEnergy’s Sierra BioFuels Plant, located east of Reno, Nevada, has the capacity to process around 175,000 tons of municipal solid waste into transportation fuel

Jet Zero takes off with £15m competition to reduce aviation emissions

It will support UK companies as they pioneer new technologies to convert household rubbish, waste wood and excess electricity into sustainable aviation fuel

‘Lockdown made nearly half of Britons re-evaluate how sustainable their lives are’

Around 42% of the British public admit they have been more aware of the amount of electricity they use in their home, according to a new survey

Defra: ‘No legal reason why waste and recycling centres cannot be open’

Defra encourages councils to reopen their recycling services as ‘household waste recycling centres play an essential role to the economy’