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A round up of news from the waste and resources sector including a ReFood Christmas drive, waste contracts in Surrey and an appointment at ecosurety.

Waitrose, John Lewis and Argos heavy goods vehicles are to be amongst the first UK users of a renewable biomethane fuel which costs 35-40 per cent less than diesel and emits 70 per cent less CO2.

EAC Chair Mary Creagh and four other politicians are to test the Winnow food waste smart meter in their homes as part of the ongoing Sainsbury’s Waste less, Save more initiative.

Tesco has rolled out a new crowdfunding platform, BackIt, to help small businesses and entrepreneurs gain funding for their food waste-reducing ideas.

Europe has reached a ‘turning point’ in the ‘absurd unethical and anti-economic situation’ of food waste, according to Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis.

In choosing a drink, your main criteria might not be a beverage’s resource footprint, but brewers are increasingly adding a dash of sustainabilty to their blends.

Plastics that sub in plants for petrol are booming, with the market set to quadruple in the next five years.

Speaking to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Tristram Stuart have called for supermarkets to provide greater transparency on their food waste.

REnescience Northwich, a facility using innovative enzyme technology to separate household waste from recyclable materials and generate energy at the same time, will open next year, Danish firm DONG Energy has announced.