M&S has reduced its stores’ food waste by nine per cent through its charity redistribution schemes, according to its 2016 ‘Plan A’ report.

The REA and LARAC have resolved their differences and jointly called for industry and local authority collaboration in the search for improved government policy around food waste collections.

WasteAid UK, a charity helping to establish waste management processes in developing countries, has won a National Energy Globe Award for its work in The Gambia.

A framework aiming to provide businesses and governments with a consistent and reliable method of measuring and identifying food waste has been launched by a global partnership.

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has today set out its desired amendments to the Circular Economy Package, including increased recycling targets, the removal of TEEP exemptions to the separate collection of materials and mandatory separate food waste collection.

The European Commission is to propose a common methodology to measure food waste ahead of targeted EU action, says Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella.

Government proposals to restrict plant sizes and feedstocks will ‘kill off’ promising anaerobic digestion projects, according to ADBA.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including sustainable coffins, an award for the Winnow food waste meter, new bioplastic bags and an ocean waste-themed recycling forum.

Local authority body LARAC has criticised REA and ESA reports into the future of the resources industry and says that more collaboration is needed to take the sector forward.

The organisers of Glastonbury Festival have been ordered to pay £31,000 in fines and costs after untreated human waste escaped from a temporary storage tank and polluted a nearby river.