Burning fuel releases a lot of carbon dioxide - far more is emitted than any other air emission - what can we do with it all?

This has to be one of the most innovative recycling projects in the world - recently, Sheriff Lee Baca at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's headquarters announced that 8,300 seized firearms had been destroyed.

With incineration and landfill charges remaining high, a WRAP report confirms that recycling should be the first option for local authorities to look at in dealing with waste.

The number of local authorities in England providing a trade recycling service for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has nearly doubled in the last three years, according to a recent survey by WRAP.

WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has launched a new Mixed Plastics Loan Fund worth £2 million to boost reprocessing in the UK of plastics such as yoghurt pots, margarine tubs and rigid plastic food trays.

As the last revellers left OXEGEN, an army of 500 cleaners began work clearing the site of litter, equipment, abandoned tents, empty beer crates and other debris left by the 75,000 fans.

Which materials can be claimed as pre-consumer recycled content - and which definitely can't?

New and innovative methods to incentivise thinning are required to realise the full potential of Ireland’s private forests to generate vital income, create employment, protect our environment and contribute to rural sustainability.

Globally, an estimated 1 billion tyres reach the end of their lives every year and constitute an environmental challenge for the industry.

The new UK coalition government showed its support for Courtauld Commitment 2 recently, when new Environment Minister, Lord Henley, attended the inaugural meeting of signatories in London.