Catia Bastioli, Novamont CEO, argues that we must take more of a systematic approach to industrial policy, and take better care of our soil, the forgotten non-renewable resource.

Defra has welcomed the EFRA Committee’s report into food security, but reiterates that WRAP and industry are ‘best placed to act’.

Frozen food company Iglo Group and WRAP have launched a new campaign to reduce food waste levels across Europe by increasing uptake of frozen food.

Love Food Hate Waste has appointed five celebrities as ‘ambassadors’ to support the nationwide campaign in halving avoidable household food waste by 2025.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Novelis, ACE UK, Pledge4Plastics, and O2 Recycle.

The EC must make better use of its Ecodesign Directive if it is to address unsustainable resource consumption and bring about a circular economy, says the European Environmental Bureau.

Bedfordshire waste management firm Monoworld Limited has been ordered to pay more than £23,000 for the illegal shipment of waste.

Eunomia is calling on government to introduce a deposit-refund scheme for drinks packaging and introduce levies on chewing gum and cigarettes to reduce litter.

Two new innovations in coffee packaging have been announced, with KFC launching an edible coffee cup and Novamont producing a compostable espresso capsule.

Friends of the Earth Europe has released a new report calling on the European Commission to make resource efficiency central to policymaking decisions.