In this line of work, where we spend our days contemplating waste and recycling, and by extension, the Earth and its future, it can be easy to forget that there are folk out there who give the environment much less heed.

From Waste to Resource – a study into the global waste industry which details information about the landfilling habits of countries around the world – is the result of a collaboration between waste management, recovery and recycling megalith Veolia Environmental Services...

Far from a dream-pedalling book of aspiration, Rosen’s in-depth exploration of the off-grid lifestyle draws on his own extensive experience of pushing a run-down shack in Majorca into self-sufficiency, as well as interviews and analysis of case studies around the UK.

We produce 10 million tonnes of packaging waste each year, but there’s generally a blithe acceptance that whatever can’t be recycled is a necessary evil. However, as we push our technological competence for reclaiming value from waste resources...

The marketing blurb on the back of this book asks: ‘When did you last climb a tree? Pick some blackberries? Spot a bird of prey? Walk through woodland looking for wildflowers? Search for treasure on a beach?

Terence Conran takes an indepth look at the success and failure of eco-housing

Positive action to prevent a global food crisis

Tracey Smith, founder of International Downshifting Week, takes a room by room look at what you can do to reduce your waste.

Taking a detailed look at the state of the world, this book offers practical talking points to where we should be headed in our race against climate change.

The growing consciousness of our planet’s plight has birthed a multiplicity of employment opportunities: the scope for ‘green-collar’ jobs is widening and this book tells you how to find a job with a