Welsh technology firm, Pennotec, is developing ways to divert food waste from landfill, transforming seafood shells into water purification products.

With a report published today (24 September) suggesting that insufficient data will cause the UK to miss the goal of halving food waste by 2030, Tesco has called for the government to introduce mandatory food waste reporting.

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has announced that 121 food businesses are implementing its ‘Target, Measure, Act’ strategy to reduce food waste.

The World Biogas Association (WBA), the trade body for the biogas industry, has issued a series of recommendations on how governments, financial institutions and other key decision-makers can support the industry in fulfilling its decarbonisation potential.

Statistics from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency reveal that Scotland’s household recycling rate for 2018 has fallen by 0.9 per cent, though the carbon impact of Scottish household waste has also fallen once again.

Carmarthenshire County Council has announced that it will be delivering food waste caddy liners to homes across the county from the start of October.

The Environment Agency has announced that it will be reviewing permitted waste sites within the bio-waste sector.

Scottish businesses have been at the forefront of the circular economy in recent years, and Ogilvy Spirits has been particularly innovative in this regard, turning waste potatoes into vodka, as Imogen Benson reports.

WRAP’s Stand Up For Food month of action is targeting restaurants to reduce the amount of food thrown away.

Californian fruit preservation company Apeel Sciences has announced that it is trialling its edible fruit coating technology in Asda, to reduce the amount of fruit and vegetables thrown away.