Axion Polymers develops ‘first post-consumer recycled plastic’ that is safe enough to use in toys.

Global CO2 levels in the atmosphere pass 400 parts per million for the ‘first time in human history’, new data reveals.

Global CO2 levels in the atmosphere pass 400 parts per million for the ‘first time in human history,’ new data reveals.

Durham County Council HWRC contract, Greenbuild Award winners announced, Recolight urges public-sector to recycle more lamps, and more.

The UK arm of Covanta Energy is urgently seeking a buyer or faces making ‘majority’ of staff redundant.

Grocery brands pledge to cut 1.1 million tonnes of waste by 2015 as the third phase of the Courtauld Commitment begins.

Transport body ScotRail launches ‘major’ trial at Scottish railway stations to encourage people to ‘recycle on the go’.

Half of all UK local authorities now offer kerbside recycling collections for drink cartons, ACE UK figures reveal.

The Department for Energy and Climate Change awards £21 million to businesses for ‘innovative low carbon products’.

Gwynedd Council expands recycling service to include rigid plastics and drinks cartons in a bid to boost recycling rates.