The House of Lords has used the ‘Green Card’ initiative to call on the European Commission to take a strategic approach to food waste reduction in the forthcoming Circular Economy Package.

Food reduction specialist Winnow Solutions claims that up to £75 million could be saved on public food expenses and reinvested in public services following the latest government cuts.

UK-based start-up organisations focused on ‘turning waste into a resource’ are being urged to apply to The Green Alley Award 2015, which aims to develop circular economy businesses.

The EEB, Aldersgate Group, and Der Groene Zaak have written to MEPs urging them to vote in favour of a draft report on the European circular economy next week.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched an actionable toolkit for policymakers wishing to make a transition to the circular economy.

The Welsh Government has awarded WRAP Cymru £9 million of grant funding, as part of a £22-million funding pot from the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate.

Zero Waste Scotland is offering third-sector organisations grants of up to £1,800 to train staff in repair and upcycling skills.

A new EU-wide campaign is calling on the European Commission to include an obligation in its revised Circular Economy Package for supermarkets to donate their unsold food to charity.

Scotland’s Zero Waste Taskforce will release a household recycling charter in summer to make collections ‘more consistent’.

Food waste should be a ‘top priority’ in the European Commission’s revised Circular Economy Package, WRAP CEO Liz Goodwin tells Resourcing the Future 2015 Conference.