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The long-awaited code of practice and quality action plan for materials recycling facilities (MRFs) will be published in August, recycling minister Lord Taylor has confirmed.

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has revealed it is continuing to make progress on its water, carbon and waste and packaging reductions.

Recyclebank's new citywide mobile app, designed by Nike's digital advertising agency, rewards London cyclers and walkers with discounts at local merchants, including Marks & Spencer.

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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar approved this week a major natural gas project in Utah’s Uinta Basin that could develop more than 3,600 new wells over the next decade. The project will support up to 4,300 jobs during development.

By signing the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Greater Natural Buttes Project, proposed by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Secretary Salazar approved up to 3,675 new gas wells in an existing gas producing area in Uintah County, Utah. The decision follows a landmark comprehensive public consultation and conservation stakeholder involvement effort that resulted in a balanced approach to energy production and environmental protection that will boost America’s energy economy.

The project encompasses approximately 163,000 acres — but will bring new surface disturbance to just five percent of that area (approximately 8,100 acres) as a result of the 1,484 well pads approved in the ROD, which would be drilled over a period of 10 years.

Waste leaders have welcomed clarification on key legislation relating to the forthcoming Energy Bill and Green Investment Bank (GIB) outlined in the Queen’s Speech today (May 9).

Microsoft new commitment to achieve “carbon neutrality” for its energy use is a bold and somewhat unusual plan, fueled by IT and conducted for all the world to see.

An ISO standard has been launched to help businesses cut their waste costs through developing more sustainable practices around materials use.

There are three reasons why mayors — who have both real power and real accountability — should be at the top of the list of partners for companies driving sustainable growth.

Are you looking for a simple way to lead a healthier life? Skip the fad diets and trendy health fixes and focus on drinking enough water every day.

The CEO of the car-sharing company RelayRides discusses the collaborative consumption economy, partnering with GM, and just what it means to share your car with strangers.

A new study has some reassuring news about how fast Greenland’s glaciers are melting away.

Greenland’s glaciers hold enough water to raise sea level by 20 feet, and they are melting as the planet warms, so there’s a lot at stake.

A few years ago, the Jakobshavn glacier in Greenland really caught people’s attention. In short order, this slow-moving stream of ice suddenly doubled its speed. It started dumping a whole lot more ice into the Atlantic. Other glaciers also sped up.

“Some people feared if they could double their speed over two or three years, they could keep doubling and doubling and doubling and reach very fast speeds,” says Ian Joughin of the University of Washington’s Polar Ice Center.

With just weeks to go, London is hustling to deliver on its pledge to make the 2012 Summer Games the greenest ever.

A top Nike official says the signals for greater sustainability are getting "louder and louder" across the company's supply chain and the industry as a whole.

A stormwater system to prevent flooding has been installed during construction works of a new Morrisons packing plant in Somerset.

Puma has launched an in-store footwear and clothing takeback scheme across all of
its stores and outlets in Germany.

Hundreds of tonnes of waste farm plastic are expected to be collected for recycling throughout County Clare in Ireland over the coming weeks.

Nike has revealed plans to lightweight its shoebox packaging in a bid to cut the weight of the cardboard by 10% and generate cost savings through less material use.

Green chemistry has become a well known set of tools to design lower-impact products, but sustainable chemistry is one of the key building blocks of the innovations we need for long-term sustainability solutions.

Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and other organizations are targeting thunderstorms in Alabama, Colorado, and Oklahoma this spring to discover what happens when clouds suck air up from Earth’s surface many miles into the atmosphere. Thunderstorms result from the rapid upward movement of warm, moist air. They can occur inside warm, moist air masses and at fronts. As the warm, moist air moves upward, it cools, condenses, and forms cumulonimbus clouds that can reach heights of over 20 kilometers. The Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) experiment, which begins the middle of this month, will explore the influence of thunderstorms on air just beneath the stratosphere, a little-explored region that influences Earth’s climate and weather patterns. Scientists will use three research aircraft, mobile radars, lightning mapping arrays, and other tools to pull together a comprehensive picture.

Nike’s new sustainability report highlights how the sporting goods giant is pushing innovation in both its products and supply chain

PFI/PPP and merchant waste projects are to be singled out as frontrunner contenders for capital injection by the Green Investment Bank (GIB), it was confirmed this week.

Investor confidence is the biggest barrier to successful delivery of future waste infrastructure according to an exclusive edie webinar poll.

England’s municipal recycling rate now stands at 42.5%, showing a slight improvement over the past 12 months, according to latest figures.

The Government must demonstrate a greater understanding of life cycle assessment (LCA) impacts if policy drivers are to be effective in developing the biofuels market, a leading research body has said.

In this free one-hour webcast, Kristen Sagan, Sustainability Manager at Columbia Sportswear — a leading innovator in outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment— will show how her company is driving meaningful sustainability programs across its organization and retail outlets with the help of automated solutions. Michael Jordan, Executive Vice President Sustainability Strategy at Jones Lang LaSalle and an author of peer-reviewed journal articles and a book on corporate sustainability design, will share best practices on facilitating stakeholder engagement to identify measurable critical requirements.Lara Greden, Senior Principal, Energy & Sustainability Business Strategy, CA Technologies will participate in the roundtable Q&A at the conclusion of the webcast to help share industry wide views of data-driven sustainability programs.

An environmentally friendly car dealership? Like “responsible drinking,” or “Walmart organic food,” that term at first may sound like an oxymoron. Ford Motor, however, is not only rolling out new electric vehicles (EVs), but has committed to greening its entire supply chain. This is just one example of the changes Detroit is undergoing as the Big Three rack up impressive quarterly numbers. For now, EVs are only a small part of the auto industry’s resurgence as they slowly win acceptance from skeptical commuters. To that end, Ford is requiring its dealerships selling EVs to resemble businesses that would sell…EVs.

Although the utility industry has little consensus on best practices for speaking clearly and persuasively about the benefits of the smart grid, it's more important than ever for energy companies to cut through the hype and reach their customers.

Whether we have a tightly built house or a loosely built one, or rely heavily on mechanical means to control our indoor environment, nature has some degree of impact on indoor air movement.

To breathe is to live. Yet, the air we breathe is often filled with pollutants that can be the cause of deteriorating health. Studies show that indoor air quality is often poorer than outdoor air quality. Why? Several reasons.