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Plastic beach waste
Eunomia to aid plastic waste policy development for Saint Lucia

The IUCN's (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC) has selected the international environmental consultancy Eunomia Research and Consulting to deliver a project providing policy support on plastic waste for the Caribbean island Saint Lucia.

Food waste
Tesco launches guide to counter 8,490 tonnes of Easter food waste

Following new research, the retailer’s website outlines tips on how to plan shopping, store food, and use up leftovers

Waste collection
Global Day of Action initiative pushes for a zero waste strategy post-COVID

The #BeyondRecovery initiative sets out the agenda for a sustainable future, centering local communities, job creation and investment in zero waste infrastructure

WRAP report emphasises resource efficiency to help UK reach net zero
By
Ilia Hionidou
| 26 March 2021 |
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Analysis by WRAP and the University of Leeds shows resource management could cut CO2 emissions by 100 million tonnes in ten years
Watford students
Watford students publish cookbook to help reduce food waste
By
Ilia Hionidou
| 5 March 2021 |
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Twelve trainee chefs from West Herts College in Watford have published a cookbook with support from Watford Council’s recycling and waste partner Veolia 
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Waitrose joins forces with FareShare to tackle food waste
By
Lidia Creech
| 1 March 2021 |
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The retailer is supporting WRAP’s Food Waste Action Week by rolling out a number of initiatives to tackle food waste this week 
Houses of Parliament
MPs look to green sector for post-Covid recovery
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Patrick Jowett
| 17 February 2021 |
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The Environmental Audit Committee calls for green job creation and net-zero commitments to be put at the centre of the UK’s economic recovery
Elliot Colburn MP
Beddington Lane ‘dumping ground’ of South London due to incinerator presence
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Lidia Creech
| 14 January 2021 |
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Sutton identified as the ‘dumping ground of south London’ as six MPs debated the impact of Energy from Waste on recycling rates in Parliament yesterday
Ben Brown
2021 to herald biggest change in biowaste market in recent years
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Lidia Creech
| 23 December 2020 |
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With mandatory food waste collections now on the horizon decisions need to be made about collection and treatment. WRM Director Ben Brown considers what this means for the coming year
Plastic straws are one of the items identified as being very short use
‘Small but significant’ anomaly in PAS 9017 consultation process
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Lidia Creech
| 23 December 2020 |
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The steering group will reconvene in January to examine the WRAP recommendation that PAS 9017 tests for microplastics during the breakdown process  
Cross-industry group announces plan to boost black plastic packaging recycling
£26 million from UKRI for plastic packaging projects
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Lidia Creech
| 23 December 2020 |
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The funding comes as part of the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge to improve the consumer and retailer packaging supply chain
Christmas tree
WRAP releases guide to promote a sustainable Christmas
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Patrick Jowett
| 2 December 2020 |
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WRAP has published a suite of information across its citizens campaigns to help the UK have a more sustainable Christmas
Waste electronic and electrical equipment
UK worst offender for illegal e-waste exports, says EAC
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Lidia Creech
| 26 November 2020 |
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Report by the parliamentary committee highlights poor practice in how the WEEE is managed, as well as failings in the current regulatory framework
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European Week of Waste Reduction launches for 12th year
By Resource |
20 November 2020 |
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The week will run from 21-29 November and entail a range of awareness-raising events
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KPFF launches OOPS! retail operation to reduce food waste
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17 November 2020 |
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OOPS!, the new retail operation of frozen food supplier KPFF, has launched its first two stores in Preston and Bolton, with plans to roll out a further 30 stores around the UK in 2021.
An OOPS! food store
KPFF launches OOPS! retail operation to reduce food waste
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17 November 2020 |
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OOPS!, the new retail operation of frozen food supplier KPFF, has launched its first two stores in Preston and Bolton, with plans to roll out a further 30 stores around the UK in 2021.
Tim Gent
The PRN system is ripe for reform, not replacement
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Tim Gent
| 13 November 2020 |
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Replacing the PRN system with an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme is not the answer for glass, says Recresco director Tim Gent
The University of Exeter
£22.5 million funding announced for new circular economy research centres
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Emma Love
| 11 November 2020 |
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The government has announced the funding of five new research centres, which will explore how major UK industries can become more circular.
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City of London scheme cuts 36 million single-use plastic items
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Lidia Creech
| 10 November 2020 |
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The City’s ‘Clean City Awards Scheme’ has incentivised 106 companies to reduce their single-use plastic waste.
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UK businesses must commit to decarbonising fashion industry, says WRAP
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Lidia Creech
| 10 November 2020 |
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With over half of the UK public agreeing that sustainability is a key factor in choosing the clothes they wear, WRAP has urged UK businesses to demonstrate their commitment to tackling the carbon footprint of producing clothes by joining Textiles 2030.
WEEE
Tackling ‘shoddy’ electronics can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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6 November 2020 |
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Green Alliance research finds that identifying and penalising producers of low-quality electronics could drive efficiencies annually worth up to 800,000 tonnes of avoided carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
Front cover of 'Circular economy and the Covid-19 recovery' report
Ellen MacArthur Foundation report highlights key investment opportunities
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Lidia Creech
| 2 November 2020 |
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A new report by The Ellen MacArthur Foundation advises on how to pave the way for a low-carbon recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Business in Brief - 30/10/20
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Lidia Creech
| 30 October 2020 |
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A round-up of business news from the waste and resources industry, including Abel & Cole, Viridor and SUEZ.
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