The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has reintroduced the Agriculture Bill to Parliament, with soil quality at the heart of a new land management system that rewards farmers for environmental protection.
Announced in the Queen’s Speech, the Bill was given its first reading in the House of Commons yesterday (16 January) after the previous Bill... More
Cornwall County Council has agreed a new eight-year waste and recycling collection contract with Biffa, which is expected to increase tonnages of recyclable materials collected at the kerbside by 59 per cent.
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has called on the new Conservative government to support the anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas industry.
Flintshire County Council could be set to introduce fines for residents that do not recycle their waste properly as part of a stronger approach to recycling enforcement.
The European Commission’s European Green Deal includes proposals to introduce an EU-wide model for the separate collection of waste and rules on minimum recycled content, promising a step change in the EU’s approach to resources and waste.
Resource talks with David Newman, Managing Director of the Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) about his quest to clean up food waste and get compostables into the mainstream.
The World Biogas Association (WBA) presented a declaration at the UN’s Conference of Parties in Madrid (COP25), outlining a declaration that the biogas sector will deliver a 12 per cent reduction in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, provided world governments adequately support the industry.
CAG Oxfordshire (Community Action Groups Oxfordshire) is to become a community benefit society from December 2019, going it alone 18 years after it was set up.
The European Bioplastics annual market data update has confirmed that the bioplastics industry is set to grow over the next five years, though production levels pale in comparison to those of primary plastic production.
ADBA has confirmed that Chris Stark, CEO of the UK Committee on Climate Change, will join the line-up of keynote speakers at the ADBA National Conference.
City to Sea has announced that the Refill movement, which encourages people to use a refillable water bottle, is launching a new pilot with retailers including Costa Coffee, Morrisons and LEON that will show consumers where they can refill their coffee cups and lunch boxes.
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has published its latest Retail Survey, revealing the progress made by supermarkets in improving food labelling and packaging.
Sadie Westwood, Business Director at creative agency 23red, discusses how communications campaigns should make use of nudges and targeted messaging to encourage people to waste less food.
Food waste fighting app Too Good To Go has announced that it has helped save one million meals from waste nationwide, preventing an estimated 2,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
With a report published today (24 September) suggesting that insufficient data will cause the UK to miss the goal of halving food waste by 2030, Tesco has called for the government to introduce mandatory food waste reporting.
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has announced that 121 food businesses are implementing its ‘Target, Measure, Act’ strategy to reduce food waste.
