A new British Retail Consortium progress report reveals that retailers are ‘on track’ to meet their voluntary environmental targets by 2020.

Government and retailers must ‘do more’ to reduce the ‘unacceptable’ levels of food waste produced in the UK, says the EFRA Committee.

Northern Ireland has extended its five-pence carrier bag charge to include all new ‘cheap’ carrier bags, including reusable ones.

Government must work to ‘lift the regulatory burden’ on remanufacturing if its ‘enormous economic, social and environmental potential’ is to be realised.

Waste industry members write to the European Environment Commissioner to urge him to reconsider his review of the circular economy package.

Work has begun on developing Courtauld 2025, a new, 10-year framework that aims to boost resource efficiency in the food and drink sector.

Managed IT Experts has become the first organisation in Scotland to achieve a Bronze Resource Efficiency Pledge certificate.

WRAP Cymru and Carbon Trust are to deliver free efficiency advice under Resource Efficient Wales, after winning £1m framework contracts.

Resource Efficient Wales has been launched to provide individuals and businesses with advice on reducing waste, energy, and water.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee will launch an inquiry into food security, consumption, and waste on Monday.