The Labour Party has included a number of environmental proposals in its general election manifesto, including measures to reduce plastic waste and safeguard environmental regulations post-Brexit.

The UK is one of a number of EU member states refusing to publically back ambitious recycling and reuse proposals ahead of final negotiations in the European Council.

The introduction of a bottle deposit scheme to fight plastic waste and a new Environmental Protection Act are among the key priorities of the Green Party in the upcoming election.

Tesco’s Annual Report has revealed that the retailer sent 148 per cent more surplus food to community schemes last year, but that food waste across its stores also rose by almost 10 per cent.

Sainsbury’s defends own record in the battle against food waste after the release of EFRA report, while campaigners welcome its recommendations.

The ESA has called on UK political parties standing in June’s general election to commit to building a strong and competitive resource economy through four key policy recommendations.

Parties should commit to developing a circular economy, with ten policy proposals key to a ‘transformational’ impact, says the Resource Association’s pre-election manifesto.

Waste crime in England is costing £604 million a year in losses to the waste industry and the taxpayer, and the ESA says that tighter regulation is needed to stop waste criminals currently flouting the system unimpeded.­­­­­

The government should establish a national food waste reduction target, with retailers forced to publish figures on their food waste, after a voluntary approach has proved ‘inadequate’, says Parliament’s EFRA Committee.

The UK is not doing enough to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals, says a new report by the Environmental Audit Committee.