Times (UK): Using waste as a source of energy instead of recycling it has the potential to supply a fifth of the nation’s electricity by 2020, a report has urged. Ian Arbon, lead author of the report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a visiting professor at the University of Newcastle, said the public were being deceived over the value of recycling. Materials such as metals were ideal for recycling but paper and plastic were worth more as fuel. Speaking at the publication of A …