Ten per cent of Sainsbury’s annual national gas consumption is being provided by a partnership processing its own food waste, the supermarket says.

More than 30 businesses across New York City have pledged to divert at least half of their waste from landfill and incineration this year as part of the city’s Zero Waste Challenge.

An ESA report aiming to aid local authorities in obtaining ‘best value’ when securing waste management service provision, says greater transparency is needed.

A broader definition for ‘biowaste’ and obligatory separate collection of organic waste should be included in a revised Circular Economy Package, according to the Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association.

Over 500,000 tonnes of PVC was recycled in Europe in 2015, according to VinylPlus, the European PVC industry’s sustainable development programme.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including new trustees for Keep Britain Tidy, a new partnership for Egbert Taylor and a recycling award for Cambridge.

UK-based anti-litter app LitterGram has been ordered to change its name by photo-sharing app Instagram, after it stated its use is ‘not acceptable’.

Spain has become the first European country to set a national reuse target as RREUSE calls for similar targets to be included in the revised Circular Economy Package.

A large fire engulfed a warehouse containing paper, rubber, plastic and cardboard at a materials recovery facility run by Weir Waste Services near Birmingham last night.

Fashion companies and other members of the textile industry are being called upon by Dutch fashion line G-Star and marine pollution campaign group the Plastic Soup Foundation to help develop solutions to plastic microfibres.