US scientists have reportedly made a breakthough towards making a machine that is capable of sucking carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.  The team of US scientists, led by Klaus Lackner, say they plan to have a working prototype of the machine made within the next two years. 
The carbon sucking devise will be capable of capturing a […]

The Times have announced the results of there search to find the top 50 green companies in the UK.  The search for the best environmentally friendly companies was launched on 25 November last year and was conducted alongside Bureau Veritas, which is one of the world’s main environmental management consultancies, and Munro Global, the leading market-research group.
The purpose […]

Boris Johnson, the recently appointed Mayor of London, has announced he will chair the London Waste and Recycling Board.  The Mayor will work with London’s borough councils to boost recycling in the capital and reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfill sites.
The Mayor has reached an agreement with London Councils – the body representing […]

The famous black taxi of London could soon get a green makeover with the news that Manganese Bronze, the Coventry-based maker of the black cabs, is working on an electric version of its TX4 cab. The company will be working in partnership with Tanfield, the specialist electric car designer and developer. The green plug-in taxi should […]

Coca-Cola has reduced the weight of its famous glass ‘contour’ bottles by 20% to make them more eco-friendly.
The 330ml bottle is 13mm shorter and 0.1mm wider than the original design.
All Coca-Cola, Diet Coke and Coke Zero glass bottles will be made in the lighter-weight format from now on.
The new redesigned bottle weighs in at 210g compared […]

Actress Joanna Lumley has today launched a nationwide recycling campaign to highlight the massive amount of extra waste generated during the festive season, and to encourage households to take action to recycle this waste. 
The campaign is being run by Recycle Now, and will encourage householders to recycle their old Christmas trees, compost their vegetable peelings and […]

Governments from around the world meet up this week to discuss the issue of climate change and how to reduce carbon emissions.  The two-week meeting in Bali will also debate how to help poor nations cope in a warming world.
It is the first such meeting since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gave warning that […]

Google has launched a UK Carbon Footprint Project which aims to help people in the UK to calculate, track and compare their carbon footprints with other people living in the UK.

Waverley council in Surrey has been recognised as the best council in England for promoting recycling and reducing the amount of household waste being sent to landfill.  Waverley council, which covers Farnham, Godalming and Haslemere, was recognised by Defra for having the “largest decrease in total household waste per head”.
Councillor John Sandy of Waverley council said:
“In […]

A Northamptonshire company has been prosecuted by the Environment Agency for breaking recycling laws.  Eden Industries (UK) of Wellingborough has been fined £8,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,250 for failing to comply with packaging regulations for two years.
The Wellingborough magistrates were told that the failure to recycle had been revealed during a routine […]