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Ed Davey takes over energy hot seat -
Chris Huhne's vacated role as energy secretary has been given to a fellow Lib Dem with a history of speaking out on controversial issues.
Business reaction to Chris Huhne's departure -
Former energy secretary Chris Huhne leaves office as a man who has taken environmental issues to the forefront of politics, but will be forever tainted by solar subsidies changes and a failure to tackle rising energy bills.
Weekly food waste collections eligible for Pickles £250m bin fund -
Food waste collections will be covered by the Government's £250m fund to help restore household weekly bin rounds, which is now open for local authority applications.
Recycled razor launch promises a greener shave -
Schick has developed what it claims is the world's most sustainably produced disposable razor and associated packaging.
Kraft Foods cuts global manufacturing waste by half -
Kraft Foods has undertaken a huge recycling programme across all of its global operations, reducing manufacturing waste by 50% since 2005 with 36 of its facilities now sending zero waste to landfill.
Updated: Huhne quits cabinet as he faces trial over speeding points allegation -
Energy secretary, Chris Huhne, will face trial over allegations he asked his ex-wife to take driving license speeding points for him.
Water industry debates challenges post Water White Paper -
UK water industry experts gathered in London today (February 2) to discuss the future of the water industry following the release of the Government's Water White Paper (WWP).
Scottish landfill operator unveils cutting edge MRF/RDF facility -
A £20m recycling and refuse-derived fuel facility is one step closer to going live in Scotland for the treatment of residual waste.
UK green corporate spending forecast to grow rapidly -
UK sustainable business spending is set to grow twenty times faster than economic growth in 2012 and will be responsible for driving green growth, it has been claimed.
London restaurants opt for drinking straws ban to cut plastic waste -
London restaurants, bars and cafes have joined forces to launch the UK's first 'Straw Wars' campaign in a bid to cut down on the use of plastic drinking straws by customers.
Compensation for false teeth lost in nuclear reactor 'rebuffed' -
An engineer who sneezed sending his dentures plunging to the bottom of a nuclear reactor was turned down for compensation.
Nuclear fuel recycling boost could achieve 80% recovery level -
Researchers in Sweden are investigating ways to maximise the recycling of nuclear fuel for fourth-generation power systems.
Ford gears up to cut manufacturing waste by 70% -
Car manufacturing giant Ford has unveiled plans to slash landfilled waste across its European plants by 70% by 2016 as part of its new five-year sustainability strategy.
Biofuels tax drivers €18 billion but don't reduce emissions -
Motorists across Europe are to pay €18 billion a year for petrol and diesel as a result of EU biofuel targets that do not to reduce emissions, according to new research today (February 2).
DECC ponders staggered FITs reduction option -
Plans for introducing a staged reduction to Feed-In Tariff (FITs) as an attempt to sort out confusion engulfing the solar industry are due to be announced next week.
DECC 'misled' Parliament on need for new nuclear -
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) 'misled' MPs by claiming new nuclear was needed to meet the UK's increasing energy needs, according to a new report.
New evidence shows pylon plans need rethinking -
The Government has 'greatly overestimated' the costs of burying electricity cables underground, according to anti-pylon campaigners.
British Gas and Thames Water to work on resource shortages together -
Tackling droughts and energy inefficient homes are at the centre of new partnership between two of the UK's biggest utility firms.
Plans to extend EU list of dangerous water pollutants 'fall short', says WWF -
Environmental group WWF has criticised plans by the European Commission to add 15 new chemicals to the current EU list of 33 dangerous water pollutants, arguing proposals "fall short".
National Trust chooses Reconomy as waste partner -
The National Trust has appointed outsourcing firm Reconomy to manage waste across all of its properties for the next five years.