LONDON - Planes using fuels made from trash sent to landfill dump sites could take off from British airports under a new government scheme announced at the weekend.

As part of plans to promote clean alternative fuels, the government is offering funding for projects to develop low carbon waste-based fuels for planes and freight trucks, with matching funding from industry.

"The government is already planning to revolutionize the motor industry with ultralow emission electric cars, and now we are going further and investing in a new generation of fuels which will power our aircraft and lorries," said a spokesperson for the Department for Transport.