Waste management

The new roadmap is published a year after the EU first unveiled its ambitious circular economy action plan to cut waste, emissions and pollution

Waste management firm has partnered with Manchester City Council to roll out 27 zero emission electric waste trucks, which are taking to the streets of the city this week

The findings suggest an urgent need to ramp up efforts to meet UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, which aims to halve global food waste by 2030

Latest DEFRA statistics on UK recycling rates put them on a par with 2017, although local authorities made some progress in diverting waste from landfill

Veolia is partnering with Carbon Clean to trial a new carbon capture technology, while a separate £300m energy-from-waste facility in Teesside was this week granted planning permission

Investigation by Which? finds swathes of major snack brands come in hard to recycle packaging with unclear labeling for consumers

US manufacturer - which is owned by Volvo Group - announces its first ever foray into the electric vehicle market

UK developer secures investment to expand development of EV and grid storage batteries that can be repaired, reused and upgraded

Three day test period on the city streets will gauge the performance of the waste truck's battery with a view to full deployment later this year

Despite heightened public concern about single-use plastics in recent years, UK household recycling rates fell in 2018