Thanks to overwhelming consumer feedback, Ford is to extend its Recycle Your Ride scheme. According to the company, nearly 60 per cent of the firm's vehicles in Canada are old enough to qualify for the car makers' retirement programme. Ford has said that beginning 1 May 2010, customers who turn in a 2003 model vehicle or older will receive up to $3,000 to put towards a 2010 Lincoln or Ford model vehicle. In conjunction with Summerhill Impact, Ford will be able to expand the programme to reach more consumers. David Mondragon, CEO and president at Ford Canada, said that the exclusive partnership with Summerhill ... Full Story

Judges for award facilitator Building magazine have announced the winning firms for this year's WRAP sustainable construction awards. The competition, which seeks to identify the most sustainable building firm each year, was won by Wilmott Dixon. Wilmott Dixon's dedication to sustainable building, according to the judges, made the firm stick out in the competition. Additionally, Wilmott Dixon was one of the first building firm to sign up for WRAP's Halving Waste to Landfill scheme. The contractor was able to divert 85 per cent of its waste from landfill. Mace group received high commendations next to Wilmott Dixon among several other firms that ... Full Story

The Goldman Environment Prize, often called the 'Green Nobel Prize', is one of the planet's most prestigious green awards. This year six people were awarded the prize at the ceremony, which took place at the San Francisco Opera House on Monday. Prize winners this year hail from all over the globe. Contributions range from animal advocacy to wilderness protection. The prize gives winners a platform to push their projects for the environment. Lorrae Rominger for the Goldman Foundation, said that the recognition is important because it allows winners to have a voice for their cause. She added that the voice becomes more ... Full Story

This year's Green Retailer of the Year award was given to Tesco at the end of March by the Drinks Business Green Awards. The awards, held annually, are given out to businesses that have made an outstanding effort in eco-friendly retail habits. In recent years, the international supermarket chain has implemented several schemes designed to promote sustainable business practices. Many of these methods have surrounded alcoholic beverages and the company's commitment to making them more environmentally friendly. The company has been instrumental in the development of a 75 per cent paperboard-based product called Tetra-pak. The packing material is easily recycled. Tesco's wide ... Full Story

The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) became the recipient of a record-breaking grant which will aim to improve upon recycling and waste management across North London. The government aid package, worth £258.4 million, was awarded from the Private Finance Initiative. By 2045, the flagship project will handle up to three per cent of overall national waste tonnage making it, arguably, the most valuable investment in West Europe. The grant will go towards a host of new waste management facilities, including materials recovery facilities which sort recyclables, treatment facilities, household waste and recycling centres, and an anaerobic digestion plant. Chair of the North London Waste ... Full Story

Members of the Lancashire Community Recycling Network (CRN) are being encouraged to apply for grants to help increase their existing eco-credentials. The grant, which encompasses a £15,000 award for green projects, would be a one-off which relevant groups can apply for. The monetary award will be granted to the group with the best sustainable scheme which is designed to prevent waste from ending up at landfill. the CRN announced the funding opportunity at their annual Strengthen, Survive and Thrive conference. Applications will be accepted until the close of March. Chairman of the Lancashire CRN Liz Tapner said that the CRN was thrilled ... Full Story

The London-based recycling firm, Try Recycling, has been named as a finalist for the third time for the London Chamber of Commerce’s Business Achievement Awards. Owner and CEO Jim Graham is glad for Try Recycling’s inclusion and for the acknowledgement given by the public to the firm’s work. Try Recycling won the chamber's environmental award two years ago. The company has two recycling centres in the UK capital, where Londoners, especially large companies, take their garbage to be recycled rather than having it thrown away in a landfill. In addition, Try Recycling is also now providing waste depots for Middlesex Centre and ... Full Story

Two Northumberland locals won a laptop and a printer have competing in the City Council's awareness campaign to encourage residents and households to recycle. George and Liz Sancaster, from Cramlington, entered to compete in the City Council sponsored competition and came out the winners. Entries were made by visiting the council's website and watching a short video on recycling. Potential competitors than were asked one question about the video. In total, more than 500 people participated in the competition. The couple have taken their prize and given it to their grandson, Lewis Fairfax, who will begin university later in the year. The ... Full Story

New funding from the London Waste and Recycling Board has been allocated for the development of better waste infrastructure for the municipality. The £28 million fund will look to support projects which aim to further develop London's waste infrastructure. Various projects to receive the funding will be chosen over the next year. Europe gave the fund £18 million last year, and asked for applications for grants to allocate the funding. That money was used to fund reuse schemes as well as the Recycle for London campaign. Additionally, some of the £18 million from last year was given to build a 100,000 ... Full Story

At the Northwest Ethnic Minority Business Awards this year, A mini eco system which aims to recycle food waste and decrease waste sent to landfill was the recipient of the Young Entrepreneur of the Year title. Designed by Kenneth Cheung from Liverpool, the system creates compost which allows seeds to be ready for planting in just 14 days. Cheung's design, the BEECylce, quickly caught the attention of the awards' judges with its ingenuity and speed of which composting was ready and available for use in the garden. The younger entrepreneur's design allows compost from food waste to be created efficiently, easily, ... Full Story

It is hard to imagine a Christmas tree in the United Kingdom that did not have a few electronic devices under it on Christmas day.  With all of these new devices hitting the market just in time for the holidays there will certainly be millions of used electronic devices being dumped into dressers and drawers around the United Kingdom.  This is especially true for mobile phones, which are increasingly being replaced after just a year or two of use, making for literally hundreds of millions of used mobile phones.  This has led to a variety of mobile phone recycling companies ... Full Story

Over the last year the United Kingdom has come under fire for its failure to reach many of the recycling and waste management goals outlined by the European Union.  This has led to a flurry of schemes which aimed at getting residents to recycled more and produce less waste.  Because of these efforts the United Kingdom has seen some improvement in recycling rates and local councils have stepped up to the government challenge to come up with new and innovative ways to get their residents to live greener lifestyles.  Some councils have chosen to reward people for their efforts by ... Full Story