The Sunday Times has today launched a search for the most environmentally friendly companies in the UK.  The project follows other successful surveys, such as the The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For, and the results are expected to be published next May. 
Working with Bureau Veritas, which is one of the world’s main environmental management consultancies, […]

The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has expressed concern about the municipal waste management performance of the city.  Livingstone’s announcement from last week came in reaction to figures published by Defra that showed regional recycling rates ranged from 22% in London to up tp 35% in the East Midlands and South West.
Mr Livingstone said, “These latest […]

According to a recent survey by Tesco Mobile, up to 11 million new mobile phones will be bought this Christmas.  Although some of the old mobile phones will be reused or recycled, many will end up being thrown away.  In response to this survey, Tesco is rolling out a new online mobile phone recycling service to encourage their […]

Budget airline Monarch has launched a scheme to recycle the packaging used on its flights in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint.  The scheme is the first in the UK and will initially run on flights into Gatwick Airport. 
During such flights, cabin crew members will place recyclable items such aluminium drinks cans, plastic wine and water […]

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today published figures which show that the proportion of household waste being recycled in England has broken the 30% barrier for the first time.  The figures show that municipal waste being recycled or composted increased from 27.1 per cent in 2005/06 to 30.7 per cent […]

According to figures released by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), British households dispose of 6.7 million tonnes of food waste each year.  To help reduce this figure, a national campaign to reduce food waste in the UK has been launched.  The campaign carries the slogan “Love Food Hate Waste“. 
WRAP Chief Executive, Dr Liz Goodwin, said:
“It is […]

The controversial ‘pay as you throw’ tax is set to go ahead as originally planned.  It had been thought that the plan had been dropped following last minute intervention from Downing Street.  However there has once again been a u-turn and English councils will be allowed to pilot the ‘pay as you throw’ charges.
The UK […]

The long awaited announcement that councils would be allowed to impose a tax on households that do not recycle properly has been scrapped.  The controversial plan for “pay as you throw” rubbish charges was expected to be unveiled by The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) later this week. 
The proposals were shelved […]

A survey by the Local Government Association has suggested that the leading supermarkets are still using too much packaging on their products, which is hindering our household recycling efforts.  The survey covered 29 common food items and six leading supermarkets - Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Lidl and Marks & Spencer.  
The results showed that up to 40% of […]

UK consumers are increasingly demanding environmental and ethical awareness from the companies that they use.  Due to this more and more businesses are now showing off their green credentials as a way of attracting customers.  With Christmas lurking around the corner, eco-conscious retailers could stand out from the crowd by using these paper carrier bags made […]