Sainsbury’s is to test a new appliance aimed at preventing shoppers from buying food that they don’t need as part of its ‘Waste less, Save more’ initiative.

Separate food waste collections can provide a cost-effective service for local authorities and businesses, according to new modelling published by the Renewable Energy Association.

Around 1.1 million tonnes of food waste in the UK grocery supply chain, worth £1.9 billion, could be avoided every year, according to new WRAP research.

With all this talk about coffee cups, we talk to Arthur Kay, founder of biobean, who's turning waste coffee itself into a valuable resource.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new bio-bean product, Veolia’s latest EfW development and the ‘Endless Lives of Glass’.

Ten per cent of Sainsbury’s annual national gas consumption is being provided by a partnership processing its own food waste, the supermarket says.

More than 30 businesses across New York City have pledged to divert at least half of their waste from landfill and incineration this year as part of the city’s Zero Waste Challenge.

A global network of composting organisations has joined to highlight the benefits of viewing organic residuals as resources rather than waste as part of International Compost Awareness Week.

A broader definition for ‘biowaste’ and obligatory separate collection of organic waste should be included in a revised Circular Economy Package, according to the Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association.

Dean Hislop, Chief Executive of Tamar Energy, urges local authorities to maintain or expand food waste recycling services, rather than making short-sighted cuts that could result in long-term pain.