Improving the monitoring and data collection of food waste and loss is key to providing better insight into the scale and causes of the problem, according to the European Council.

Liz Goodwin will join the World Resources Institute in September as a Senior Fellow and Director after leaving WRAP this week.

Over 30 businesses, retailers and suppliers including Starbucks, Greggs and McDonald’s have pledged to take action to address the waste caused by disposable paper cups.

A prototype barrier designed by The Ocean Cleanup to catch marine litter in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is to be deployed in the North Sea this week.

Oldham Council is likely to follow several of its neighbouring authorities in implementing three-weekly residual waste collections to reduce the impacts of rapidly rising waste disposal costs in Greater Manchester.

The EU’s Committee of Regions has called for the EU to adopt a common food waste reduction target to meet the economic, environmental and social challenges caused by the waste.

Tesco Chief Dave Lewis has called on other companies to be more transparent about their food waste, after the store recorded significant increases in its own figures.

Keep Britain Tidy has developed a new award to recognise the creation of clean environments after a survey found that many are unhappy with the cleanliness of their neighbourhood.

WRAP has announced that Marcus Gover will take over as Chief Executive when Liz Goodwin steps down at the end of the month.

WRAP has announced that Marcus Gover will take over as Chief Executive when Liz Goodwin steps down at the end of the month.