The UK's emerging anaerobic digestion (AD) industry was thrust into the limelight recently after two major new projects that promise to demonstrate the viability of the waste-to-energy technology were unveiled.

The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation has announced that over 250,000 old mobile phones have been collected on its behalf by school children all over the country since September 2009.

Environment Minister, John Gormley marked the fifth anniversary of the implementation of the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive in Ireland and congratulated the Irish people in making the scheme such a success and demonstrating their willingness to tackle the problem of waste in a responsible manner.

Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has launched Wright Recycling and visited their new facilities in action at their Newtownards recycling centre.

For countries with adequate space and little recycling infrastructure, disposing of bottles in landfill generates a lower carbon footprint than recycling or incineration.

In recent years the electronics industry has gained notoriety for creating an endless stream of disposable products that make their way at life's end to developing countries, where poor people without safety gear cut and burn out valuable materials, spilling contaminants into their water, air and lungs.

The UK’s first recycling website to offer cash for all types of electrical waste has been launched - and the Woodland Trust is set to benefit.

In the five years since electrical and battery recycling began, Ireland has become one of the EU’s top electronic recycling nations.

The growth in plastics recycling can play a key role in driving the green economy, according to a new report published by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme).

ISO has published two new specifications on ship recycling management that will help to increase the safety of workers and protection of the environment.

The European Recycling Platform (ERP) last week celebrated the fifth anniversary of the WEEE Directive with the announcement that over 177,000 tonnes of electrical waste has been collected in Ireland since the launch of the Directive in 2005.

EPS, the Cork-based water-treatment specialist, has entered into a €2 million research partnership to develop small-scale anaerobic digestion systems for meat processors.

Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has commended a furniture re-use project that is directly helping the environment and the community.

Waste Systems Ltd, a Co Tyrone company set up last year to develop an innovative waste recovery unit, is investing over £750,000 to grow its management, production and marketing capability.

In the US, Ford has announced that its latest version of the Explorer is 85 percent recyclable.

The financial and eco-benefits of investing in anaerobic digestion (AD) technology to generate energy from food waste is something that all processors should be considering, according to InSource Energy.