The six finalists of the Bio-based Material of the Year award have been named by the nova-Institute for Ecology and Innovation.

The Material Security Working Group has introduced a parliamentary paper reiterating calls for the establishment of a central Office for Resource Management.

Liquid food waste specialist Tank Industrial Maintenance Limited has been ordered to pay £38,000 after being found guilty of illegal land spreading.

Increasing food life by just one day could reduce avoidable food waste by five per cent and save approximately £600 million a year, a new WRAP report has found.

The Welsh Government and Defra have launched a consultation on proposals to ‘enhance’ waste crime enforcement powers in England and Wales.

Corrugated packaging recycler DS Smith has announced its intentions to acquire rival Duropack.

Reducing global consumer food waste by 50 per cent could save $300 billion (£190 billion) a year by 2030, the Waste & Resources Action Programme has revealed.

The European Commission’s Environment Committee has approved a draft law that sets a six per cent cap on the use of traditional, crop-based biofuels.

HMRC is calling on stakeholders to comment on new guidance and amendments to the Landfill Tax Regulations, relating to waste fines.

The London Assembly Environment Committee is calling on the Mayor of London to ensure greater funding for food waste collections and lobby for the Landfill Tax to be devolved to the capital.