A Scottish Government scheme that provides restaurants with ‘doggy bag’ boxes in an effort to cut down on food waste has launched in Inverness and the Highlands today.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including needle contamination, illegal waste vehicle seizure and recycling bags for life.

Biochemical producer Anellotech has finished constructing a facility designed to produce 100 per cent bio-based plastic drinks bottles for Suntory Holdings Ltd.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a plastics recycling educational programme, treecycling and thousands of plastic bottles washing up on the Cornish coast.

The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association has called on government to take more action to support AD, after it emerged that parliament uses the treatment method to dispose of all of its food waste.

Restaurants in France are now legally obliged to sort their food waste, and are being encouraged to provide doggy bags for customers’ leftover food if requested.

A trial range of ‘wonky’ vegetables in 75 Morrisons stores, introduced after pressure from celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, has produced ‘promising’ initial results.

Further research is needed into biodegradability standards before biodegradable bags can be made exempt from the English carrier bag charge, according to a Defra review.

Hospitality organisations that have signed up to the Hospitality and Food Service Agreement reduced CO2e emissions by 3.6 per cent between 2012 and 2014, according to the initiative’s second annual progress report.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new MRF, a recycling initiative to help the homeless, a zero waste map and a waste time capsule.