Organics

Tidy Planet managers at Bovington plant
Business in Brief – 17/12/21

Racing championship collaborates with waste firms to divert food waste


Tidy Planet and Eco Sustainable Solutions have announced a new collaboration with Extreme E, in which they will convert the off-road racing championship’s food waste into electricity at its upcoming Jurassic X Prix.

Green bin collections
Cambridgeshire green bin collections suspended until 2022

In the meantime, collections will prioritise the emptying of blue and black bins

Organic waste
New legislation to see California compost all organic waste

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
Food waste
WRAP report urges food industry to tackle emissions ahead of COP26
By
Kai Malloy
| 6 October 2021 |
The analysis outlines where and how the industry can reduce its emissions
Food waste
EUFIC urges action to reduce global levels of food waste
By
Kai Malloy
| 29 September 2021 |
On this year’s International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, the body is demanding change
Food waste
WRAP publishes Food Waste Reduction Roadmap update
By
Kai Malloy
| 27 September 2021 |
The Annual Progress Report was published in partnership with IGD, outlining the progress that has been made and further action that needs to be taken
Meat waste
WRAP releases report on meat waste reduction
By
Kai Malloy
| 15 September 2021 |
The report summarises the results of WRAP’s Meat in a Net Zero World initiative, pointing to where further changes could be made
A person holding compost in their hands
Veolia implements new process to treat contaminated green waste
By
Emma Love
| 3 September 2021 |
The company has recently invested £1m to remove contamination from compost oversize
E10 petrol
E10 petrol rolled out across the nation
By
Kai Malloy
| 1 September 2021 |
The petrol is constituted of 10 per cent renewable ethanol, made from organic waste material
Photobioreactor
£4 million funding to support UK biomass production
By
Kai Malloy
| 26 August 2021 |
Twenty-four projects have been allocated up to £200,000 each in funding via the government-run Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme
Food waste in a caddy
REA updates policy on food waste liners and bags
By
Emma Love
| 24 August 2021 |
The organisation has recently outlined its new policy on food waste liners and bags
Seaweed
DS Smith exploring plans for seaweed paper and packaging
By
Kai Malloy
| 16 August 2021 |
The packaging company is experimenting with the plant fibre as an alternative to wood and petroleum-based products
A pair of hands holding a pile of food waste
Walmart funds WRAP food waste trials
By
Emma Love
| 2 August 2021 |
The trials aim to greatly reduce household food waste in the UK and Canada
A knife piercing a pile of food waste
#WasteNothingChallenge sees Bristol producing 77 per cent less waste
By
Emma Love
| 23 July 2021 |
The Bristol Waste Company recently published the results of their zero-waste challenge, which saw a significant reduction in household waste
Baled plastic waste
85.6 per cent of Surrey’s recycling is now processed in the UK
By
Emma Love
| 12 July 2021 |
The Surrey Environment Partnership’s recent report highlights the successes of Surrey’s waste management, but emphasises the need for residents to recycle correctly
A waste removal truck emptying a wheelie bin
LARAC responds to Defra collection consultation
By
Emma Love
| 7 July 2021 |
LARAC has offered ‘broad support’ for Defra’s recent recycling collection consultation, but questions the validity of free garden waste collection services