Members of the public have been warned about the dangers of burning their own garden waste after an out of control bonfire caused significant damage to a house in Mitcham.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including awards for Vegware, a BPF event and new recycling artwork.

Tesco has extended the choice of produce offered by its recently launched ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ range, while also relaxing standards to save 135 tonnes of edible fine bean crop going to waste.

London caterers Vacherin used over 3,200kg of fruit and vegetables that would otherwise have been rejected because of cosmetic standards.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including fly-tipping punishments, departures at Viridor and a new food waste strategy in Peterborough.

German researchers say that greenhouse gas emissions produced as a result of food surplus have increased by over 300 per cent in the last 50 years.

Coffee waste filled bio-based resins, a new biosurfactant and bio-based dispersions for textile coatings have been named the winners of the nova-Insitute’s Bio-based Material of the Year.

Northern Irish businesses are now required to separate and recycle food waste after a new law came into effect last week.

Construction has started on food waste recycler ReFood’s new £32-million anaerobic digestion plant in Dagenham, East London.

Coca-Cola Enterprises has launched a £56-million operational investment plan for operations in Great Britain, following the results of a white paper from Cranfield University looking at sustainable food manufacture.