A Dorset waste operator has been hit with a suspended jail sentence and a £20,000 fine after running a ‘haphazard’ illegal waste oil storage and processing plant in the Dorset countryside for over a decade.

Car manufacturer Ford is partnering with Jose Cuervo to turn tequila waste into new bioplastics to make car parts.

It’s hot outside, but you don’t necessarily have to feel guilty about eating that ice cream, as the by-products from its production could be being used to produce ‘green’ energy instead of going to landfill.

MPs have launched an inquiry that will determine whether more legislation is needed to counter the effects of food waste.

A new food waste campaign has been launched to ‘put pressure’ on London councils to reduce the amount of waste sent for landfill disposal by increasing and improving food waste recycling services across the city..

A new food waste action plan aims to smash through the barriers holding back food waste recycling and help the UK meet its targets.

One million bags of salad thrown away each week in London, a survey has found. Time to turn over a new leaf.

Lack of essential infrastructure is hindering food redistribution efforts, according to a new study.

The Food Standards Agency says freezers should be thought of as ‘pause buttons’, following a survey that found misconceptions about freezing food are leading to food waste.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new Tamar AD facility, cyclist safety with Grundon and foot-pedal operated street bins.