Italy is close to following France in introducing a law supporting food waste distribution from supermarkets after strong support in the country’s Chamber of Deputies.

The next stage of WRAP’s Courtauld Commitment will challenge the UK food and drinks industry to reduce its resource intensity by 20 per cent in 10 years, saving an estimated £20 billion.

Tesco has announced that it is to introduce a nationwide initiative intended to dramatically reduce the amount of its food that goes to waste.

A new macro-economy study has found that the bioconomy in Europe employs 18.3 million people and has a turnover of €2.1 trillion, with bio-based industries responsible for almost 30 per cent.

A second reading to Parliament of the Food Waste (Reduction) Bill has again been postponed after the Friday sitting of the House of Commons failed to reach it on the agenda.

A solvent for hand wipes, furniture made from coffee grounds and a renewable food packaging material are among the finalists for the nova-Institute’s ‘Bio-Based Material of the Year’ award.

Following the Scottish Government’s adoption of a food waste reduction target, Approved Foods has warned that consumer confusion with labelling systems is leading people to throw away perfectly good food.

A supermarket selling only surplus food from other stores at reductions of up to half price has opened in Copenhagen.

Scottish Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has pledged to cut food waste in Scotland by a third by 2025, as part of Scotland’s new circular economy strategy, ‘Making Things Last’.

Two recent discoveries at universities in the UK and Australia could result in more efficient biofuel production and anaerobic digestion processes.