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Waitrose joins forces with FareShare to tackle food waste

Waitrose has announced today (1 March) a number of initiatives it is set to roll out this week in support of the Waste and Resources Action Programme’s (WRAP) Food Waste Action Week.


With the retailer recently committing to cutting food waste across its supply chain by 50 per cent by 2030, Waitrose has outlined a number of initiatives to pave the way towards this target.

Old batteries
Zero Waste Scotland reminds public to recycle old batteries

The advice follows a survey in which 25 per cent of respondents admitted to recycling batteries incorrectly

Home compostable packaging
Riverford replaces 1 million plastic bags with TIPA compostable packaging

Riverford has switched from plastic bags to home compostable alternatives supplied by TIPA, citing savings of up to 1.25 million plastic bags each year

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MPs look to green sector for post-Covid recovery
By
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
Beverage containers
MPs begin inquiry into future DRS
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Patrick Jowett
| 16 February 2021 |
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The Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into introducing deposit return schemes in England
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GAIA study links zero-waste systems to job opportunities
By
Patrick Jowett
| 16 February 2021 |
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New study finds zero waste programmes key to new job opportunities and a sustainable post-Covid economy
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Stockport Council to tackle digital exclusion with device loan scheme
By
Lidia Creech
| 3 February 2021 |
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The Council is partnering with organisations Digiknow Alliance, Renewal North West and Amshire IT Support to bring free digital devices to digitally excluded citizens
food waste in bin
WRAP announces strategic partners ahead of Food Waste Action Week
By
Patrick Jowett
| 2 February 2021 |
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Twenty-seven partners have been announced for the UK's first national week of action on food waste in March
Used tea bag
City to Sea warns consumers not to home compost new Sainsbury’s tea bags
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Lidia Creech
| 29 January 2021 |
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The environmental charity warns consumers not to attempt composting the new range of ‘plant-based’ tea bags at home
Packaging with new Too Good To Go label
New food waste campaign targets date label confusion
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Patrick Jowett
| 26 January 2021 |
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Campaign will see food brands switch products from Use By to Best Before labels where appropriate
food waste in recycling bin
New study to research effects of lockdown on household food waste
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Patrick Jowett
| 18 January 2021 |
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Researchers from University of Leeds to deliver the study alongside WRAP and Zero Waste Scotland. 
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  
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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
Single-use plastic cutlery
Survey suggests Scots support restrictions on single-use plastic
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Patrick Jowett
| 1 December 2020 |
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The majority back a price increase on single-use plastics, as the Scottish Government continues a consultation process that could lead to a ban on the non-commercial sale of certain items
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Food redistribution partnership to provide 100,000 meals to vulnerable people
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Patrick Jowett
| 30 November 2020 |
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FareShare joins forces with FIGHT in a campaign set to increase the number of meals available to vulnerable people across the UK.
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Northern Ireland’s recycling rate increases to over 50 per cent
By
Lidia Creech
| 27 November 2020 |
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The latest figures from DAERA reveal that over 50 per cent of the 998,985 tonnes of local authority collected waste in 2019/20 was sent for recycling
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Wales exceeds 64 per cent recycling target for 2019/20
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Lidia Creech
| 27 November 2020 |
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Wales remains in first place for recycling rates, according to the Government’s latest waste statistics
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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
By Resource |
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.
EfW plant
XR calls for Prime Minister to decarbonise waste sector
By
Lidia Creech
| 16 November 2020 |
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Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has joined a coalition calling on the Government to decarbonise the waste sector, highlighting ways in which the UK could reduce its reliance on energy-from-waste and meet its net-zero target of 2050.
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£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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UK businesses must commit to decarbonising fashion industry, says WRAP
By
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.
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