The Labour Party has said it will not ban food waste to landfill were it to be elected into power, despite previously announcing that it would.

Supermarket chain ASDA will begin selling misshapen fruit and vegetables in five of its stores this month, in a bid to reduce food waste.

The Welsh and Scottish Governments have issued reminders to residents to recycle food this Christmas.

Organic waste recycling company TEG Group plc has entered into administration after failing to secure funding.

New figures reveal that the amount of commercial food waste composted in Scotland rose by 1800 per cent between 2012 and 2013.

Around a quarter of UK householders are ‘highly effective’ recyclers but the majority are still confused over what can and cannot be recycled, a new WRAP report has found.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including: the ESA; London Re-use Network; Love Food Hate Waste; and J&B Recycling.

A new WRAP survey has revealed ‘significant growth’ within the UK’s anaerobic digestion sector, with overall operating capacity up 55 per cent.

Resource Minister Dan Rogerson has been appointed joint Ministerial Champion for the Bioeconomy, alongside Minister of State for Business, Enterprise and Energy, Matthew Hancock MP.

Supermarket chain Asda is to extend its food redistribution network initiative to include surplus food created by its manufacturers.