Statistics from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency reveal that Scotland’s household recycling rate for 2018 has fallen by 0.9 per cent, though the carbon impact of Scottish household waste has also fallen once again.

Carmarthenshire County Council has announced that it will be delivering food waste caddy liners to homes across the county from the start of October.

The Environment Agency has announced that it will be reviewing permitted waste sites within the bio-waste sector.

Scottish businesses have been at the forefront of the circular economy in recent years, and Ogilvy Spirits has been particularly innovative in this regard, turning waste potatoes into vodka, as Imogen Benson reports.

WRAP’s Stand Up For Food month of action is targeting restaurants to reduce the amount of food thrown away.

Californian fruit preservation company Apeel Sciences has announced that it is trialling its edible fruit coating technology in Asda, to reduce the amount of fruit and vegetables thrown away.

Angus Council has acquired a new green waste shredder from CRJ Services that allows the council to shred almost three times more green waste as previously.

A new study shows UK households throw away seven million tonnes of edible food each year, costing £9.7 billion.

New figures from WRAP reveal that 3.6 million tonnes of food surplus and waste is generated in primary production every year at a huge financial cost to the UK economy.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced new joint business and government investment in R&D around new forms of packaging made from plants, wood chippings and food waste.