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food waste
‘Consumer consciousness around food waste’ has doubled since 2020, report says

According to new research by the Capgemini Research Institute, ‘consumer consciousness around food waste has more than doubled in the past two years’.

KFC and FareShare
FareShare and KFC launch food redistribution partnership

An eight-month pilot scheme has seen more than 27,500 surplus meals circulated to over 22 community groups

Food waste
Defra begins consultation on food business waste reporting

The consultation seeks news from food businesses and food waste-focused NGOs in particular

Cre Report
Food waste recycling in Ireland ‘a stunted opportunity’, says Cré report
By
Amelia Kelly
| 6 June 2022 |
The findings present that less than 15 per cent of the country’s wasted food is recycled
Compost
TIPA and G.Mondini to produce fully compostable packaging
By
Emma Love
| 26 May 2022 |
The product will house wet, chilled, frozen, and fresh food
European Commission
European Commission to consult on Waste Framework revision
By
Emma Love
| 25 May 2022 |
The consultation will focus on the setting of food waste reduction targets, amongst other issues
Compostable bag
Defra avoiding ‘meaningful scientific discussion’ on compostables, says BBIA
By
Emma Love
| 20 May 2022 |
In a letter to Minister Jo Churchill, the association criticised the exclusion of compostable products from new recycling legislation
Food waste caddie
Surrey food waste campaign asks residents to ‘own their impact’
By
Emma Love
| 20 May 2022 |
The initiative follows several successful intervention trials, one yielding a 61.9 per cent increase in food waste caddies out for collection
Tesco wasted food items
Tesco launches new ‘Use Up Day’ campaign
By
Amelia Kelly
| 29 April 2022 |
Survey finds that every day half a million Britons throw away food
Freezer food
Food Waste Action Week 2022 tackles freezer throwaways
By
Emma Love
| 7 March 2022 |
The campaign’s annual survey links food waste to dormant freezer items
Ulster Shredders
Business in Brief – 25/02/22
By
Emma Love
| 25 February 2022 |
A roundup of business news from the waste and resources industry, featuring Ulster Shredders
Fruit and vegetables
Sell fresh uncut produce loose, says WRAP report
By
Emma Love
| 24 February 2022 |
Research published today highlights also highlights the benefits of removing date labels
Carbon emissions
Textile waste tops Scottish emissions report
By
Emma Love
| 17 February 2022 |
The material accounted for four per cent of waste weight in 2020, but 32 per cent of the country’s carbon impact
Tidy Planet managers at Bovington plant
Business in Brief – 17/12/21
By
Emma Love
| 17 December 2021 |
A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including DS Smith, UKCM, and Tidy Planet
Green bin collections
Cambridgeshire green bin collections suspended until 2022
By
Kai Malloy
| 9 December 2021 |
In the meantime, collections will prioritise the emptying of blue and black bins
Organic waste
New legislation to see California compost all organic waste
By
Kai Malloy
| 1 December 2021 |
Legislation will demand that jurisdictions and businesses compost the material
Food waste
Food waste world’s third largest carbon emitter were it a country
By
Kai Malloy
| 16 November 2021 |
FareShare study found food waste responsible for 6 - 7 per cent of UK carbon emissions
A bin full of food waste
Global alliance calls for ‘major step-change’ in organic waste recycling
By
Emma Love
| 8 November 2021 |
Returning the material to soil, the group asserts, could significantly reduce its emissions
Compostable plastic bag
Plastics report guides design industry on appropriate compostables usage
By
Kai Malloy
| 20 October 2021 |
A Plastic Planet has categorised materials based on what is suitable for food waste disposal
Food Waste Action Week
Food Waste Action Week calls on organisations to get involved
By
Kai Malloy
| 14 October 2021 |
The campaign, run by Love Food Hate Waste, has also announced its first corporate donors
Biffa worker
News in Brief – 08/10/21
By
Emma Love
| 8 October 2021 |
A round up of news from the waste and resource management sectors
Plate up for Glasgow
Over 35 hospitality venues partner with ‘Plate up for Glasgow’
By
Kai Malloy
| 7 October 2021 |
The food waste reduction initiative has been scheduled to coincide with COP26
Robert Green holding aggregate
Business in Brief – 07/10/21
By
Emma Love
| 7 October 2021 |
A round up of business news from the waste and resource management sectors