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Eco-friendly manufacturing techniques 'make businesses sense'

8/27/2010 10:19:03 AM: Mobile phone manufacturers 'can set themselves apart from the competition with environmentally-friendly practices'.

Disappointment at scrappage of waste reduction scheme

6/9/2010 1:32:08 PM: Waste Watch has expressed its disappointed that pay-as-you-throw schemes have been scrapped by the government.

NHS Wales announces carbon reduction plan

5/19/2010 5:19:06 PM: The NHS in Wales had announced specific proposals for how to reduce its carbon footprint and improve its sustainability.

EU to hand out eco-innovation funding

5/13/2010 5:59:40 PM: The EU is offering 35 million in funding to businesses with eco-friendly ideas.

Residual waste: problem or opportunity?

5/10/2010 5:41:06 PM: Should Energy from Waste be seen as a major contributor to the UKs renewable energy future?

Scotland launches zero waste campaign

4/15/2010 1:40:09 PM: Households in Scotland are being encouraged to recycle more of their waste more often.

Labour outlines green plans

4/13/2010 9:20:10 AM: The Labour Party's 2010 election manifesto has been published, containing a chapter on its environmental pledges.

London launches climate change campaign

4/8/2010 9:20:05 AM: A new campaign has been launched in London to get children thinking about global warming.

Report sheds light on food waste

4/7/2010 9:20:09 AM: Almost half of all the waste thrown away by UK households could be avoided, it has been claimed.

UK government departments set out carbon reduction plans

4/1/2010 12:20:07 PM: Detailed carbon reduction plans are being published by UK government departments.

Household products could save 8m worth of carbon with simple redesign

3/15/2010 9:18:02 AM: Environmentally-minded consumers are being let down by household product manufacturers who are failing to cut emissions from their production process, claimed a new study. <br/>

Consumers could be misled by degradable plastic claims

3/12/2010 12:18:03 PM: The degradable plastic used for some carrier bags and bottles has a potentially dangerous impact on the environment.

Plastic recycling breakthrough could reduce landfill numbers

3/11/2010 3:18:01 PM: Plastic bottles and packaging could be recycled endlessly, following a breakthrough from scientists who have found a way to prevent the material ending up in landfill.

Free electrical waste collection scheme piloted

3/1/2010 11:58:25 AM: Scarborough Council has pioneered a free electrical waste collection scheme that could be rolled out to the rest of the borough if successful.

Eco-homes made from patented recycling process

2/26/2010 3:18:03 PM: Eco-homes could eventually be made from recycled everyday materials, after a Welsh company patented a recycling procedure.

High street brands sign up to sustainable clothing initiative

2/23/2010 12:18:08 PM: More high street names and charities have joined the government's Sustainable Clothing Action Plan.

Producers will not pay for electrical waste collection

2/23/2010 9:18:05 AM: Producers will not have to finance 65 per cent of electrical waste collection by 2016, according to the draft EU report on the recast Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment Directive.

UN calls for e-waste measures in emerging economies

2/22/2010 3:18:24 PM: United Nations tells emerging economies to prepare for e-waste 'mountains'.<br/>

Scottish govt pledge £7m to boost recycling rate

2/18/2010 3:09:26 PM: The Scottish government has pledged £7 million into boosting recycling rates after it revealed that it was still five percent behind its 2010 target.