A new EU-funded behaviour change programme is aiming to cut down on the 540,000 tonnes of avoidable food waste created in London households every year and save residents of the capital £330 million along the way.

Following increasing pressure to cut food waste, some supermarket chains have launched discount lines for misshapen produce. Farming industry insider Mark Palmer says that the practice could be wonkier than the veg…

Since January this year, the market town of Swadlincote has been testing out ideas for preventing household food waste, with £1 million in investment from Sainsbury’s. Libby Peake visits the town to see how it’s all going

A new study has found that 89 per cent of UK supermarket managers think their customers would have no problem buying ‘wonky veg’.

A new anaerobic digestion facility in Nottinghamshire, which will produce renewable energy from agricultural feedstock, has received £13.2 million in funding.

As Wales sets its sights on a 70 per cent recycling target, WRAP Cymru has conducted a detailed waste analysis project using data from all 22 Welsh councils to help authorities focus on the material that needs to be diverted from the waste stream.

Action is to be taken to review guidance on food products’ best before dates as part of a drive to facilitate food redistribution from retailers to community programmes.

The OLIO app hopes to reduce levels of household waste while bringing together communities and neighbourhoods.

A new app is hoping to address the 600,000 tonnes of food waste created by UK restaurants every year while providing discounted meals to those in need.

The 2016 Olympics are upon us, but it remains unclear whether the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will receive a gold medal for environmental achievement.