Members of the French Parliament have confrimed their support for food waste action after voting unanimously to adopt a bill requiring supermarkets to donate unused food to charity yesterday.

Existing finance of €24 billion will be extended to support circular economy projects and the realisation of EU climate goals, the European Commission announced yesterday.

Tesco has reported a 78 per cent reduction in the amount of carrier bags used in English stores since the implementation of the carrier bag charge on 5 October.

Work has begun on a first-ever national litter strategy that ‘will put in place a coherent clean-up plan for England’, the government has announced.

A new social platform designed to fix the logistical problem of redistributing surplus food from retailers and supermarkets to local charities and food banks launched yesterday.

Zero Waste Scotland’s eight-week #DesignDoc social media campaign, which saw voters choose upcycling designs for secondhand furniture, has concluded with an interactive event in Edinburgh.

Online retailer Ocado will reduce landfill waste by repurposing old uniforms in collaboration with HMP Northumberland and Hubbub.

The Derbyshire town of Swadlincote has been chosen as Sainsbury’s ‘trial town’ where innovative projects to reduce food waste will be tested over the next year.

The paint industry is calling on government to boost support for remanufactured paint and for household waste recycling centres to accept leftover household paint as part of a drive to increase its redistribution.

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