A Sainsbury’s survey has found that many British families believe that they waste no more than £30 worth of food a month, but in fact throw away an estimated 44 meals per month, worth £58.30 per household.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a change at the top of the EAC, a new WISH website and Environment Agency landfill training.

A second reading to Parliament of the Food Waste (Reduction) Bill has been postponed until 4 March after urgent questions took precedence in the House of Commons agenda.

Cannock Chase District Council has removed food waste collection from its recycling system, instead asking residents to include it with residual waste.

Mandatory separate collection systems for the main recyclable material streams and biowaste should be established in all EU member states, says a study published by the European Commission last week.

The US Navy has begun deploying its ‘Great Green Fleet’, powered in part by an alternative fuel made from waste beef fat

Businesses are being sought to apply for £35,000 awards to encourage innovation around ‘future retail’ practices across a number of themes including food waste reduction.

A UK-produced beer made from discarded crusts and unsold loaves of bread has been launched by Tristram Stuart, founder of the Feedback food waste charity.

A new coalition has been launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos to ‘inspire ambition and mobilise action’ to reduce food waste and loss globally.

Better waste and resource management could keep global warming below two degrees Celsius, but its role has been underplayed in COP21 discussions, WRAP CEO Liz Goodwin said today.