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.

A new poll by YouGov has found that the majority of UK adults would pay more for milk if it came in recycled plastic packaging, and think government should set minimum standards for recycled content.

Industry stakeholders urgently call on retailers to switch back to using recycled plastic packaging, as the market experiences ‘unprecedented challenges’.

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.

The Budget 2015 reveals that government will provide an extra £4.2 million to tackle waste crime, reform the Landfill Communities Fund, and introduce a raft of initiatives to “put Britain at the forefront of the online sharing economy”.

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

The CLG Committee is calling on government to assign a portion of any increase in tobacco levies to local councils to help cover the cost street cleaning.

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

The Liberal Democrats would introduce charges for all single-use bags, including biodegradable and paper ones, if they were to gain power in May.

Remanufacturing in Scotland could provide an extra £620 million to the economy and 5,700 extra jobs by 2020 if certain challenges are met, says Zero Waste Scotland.