Fourteen people have been arrested across the North East as part of an investigation into a £78-million landfill tax fraud.

Love Food Hate Waste programme joins forces with Great British Bake Off champion Nancy Birtwhistle to make the most of stale bread.

Sainsbury’s has launched a five-year plan to target food waste starting with a search for a ‘trial town’ in which to pilot initiatives.

A three-year partnership between environmental campaigning charity Hubbub and IKEA will consider how businesses can promote sustainable living at home.

The Neat Streets campaign has turned its attentions to cigarette litter and outlined a range of initiatives to be tested in central London.

The Isle of Bute will receive £200,000 in support after being named Scotland’s second Zero Waste Town by Zero Waste Scotland.

UK businesses want to see the government take bold actions to address food security, says a new report from WWF-UK.

An ‘urgent response’ is needed to the 10 billion tonnes of urban waste that is produced globally each year, says the United Nations Environment Programme.

The Food Waste (Reduction) Bill introduced to Parliament by MP Kerry McCarthy has been given a second reading, to be held in January.

Seven local authorities will this week launch a new Keep Britain Tidy scheme that will see local charities make more money the more litter is thrown away in residual waste bins.