Defra has announced that £295 million will be provided to local authorities to implement new food waste collection services, with the funds to be spent on new food waste containers for homes and specialist collection vehicles.
Too Good To Go, a leading anti-food waste organisation, has spearheaded a coalition comprising over 30 companies from the UK's food, retail, and manufacturing sectors to issue an open letter calling for mandatory public food waste reporting.
Ahead of new workplace recycling regulations coming into force in April, many businesses in Wales have made changes to their waste management systems and are realising unanticipated benefits.
EU Parliament passes revisions to the overarching Waste Framework Directive, adding amendments to promote use of ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables and extending textiles legislation to cover online sales
Fees from the extended producer responsibility scheme should be directed to improving the UK’s recycling infrastructure, according to a manifesto published this week by the UK Food and Drink Federation.
New policy sets out England’s new approach to recycling, which Government says will repeal ‘outdated EU-derived collection rules and reduce pressure on the environment’
The new coalition to prevent the food waste crisis includes the National Trust, Royal Horticultural Society, Suez and the Horticultural Trade Association
As the industry continues to transition from plastics to bioplastics, the answer to whether or not tea bags can go in the food waste bin is not so simple
Graeme Hunter, Chief Operating Officer of Barrow Shipping Limited, explains the commercial opportunities and considerations surrounding biomethane production