The UK capacity for anaerobic digestion (AD) has doubled and the number of UK AD plants has increased by a third over the past 12 months, according to Defra.

The first UK roundtable bringing together retailers and charities meets to discuss how to cut food waste is taking place at Defra today (3 July).

The government is not realising the full potential of biogas, the independent thinktank, CentreForum, has said in a report due to be published tomorrow (4 July).

Hackney Council have announced that 64 per cent of all waste at the Radio 1 festival in June was recycled, surpassing earlier targets of 40 per cent.

Environmental products and services group, Straight plc, has won a three-year contract to provide recycling and refuse services to all properties in Dorset County.

Hadfield Wood Recyclers has entered into partnership with Tilbury Green Power to provide recovered wood to a new power facility located at Tilbury Docks in Essex.

Better food packaging is helping consumers waste less food, says a new WRAP survey

WRAP has announced that food waste collection services for businesses will increase after seven waste collection contractors are awarded funding.

Gardeners in Bedford Borough Council can receive free compost produced from local food and waste collections until October 2012

At the risk of preaching to the converted, I should start by saying how excited I am to be writing this article on composting. No, honestly, I am – that’s the problem.