Since January this year, the market town of Swadlincote has been testing out ideas for preventing household food waste, with £1 million in investment from Sainsbury’s. Libby Peake visits the town to see how it’s all going

A new study has found that 89 per cent of UK supermarket managers think their customers would have no problem buying ‘wonky veg’.

A campaign led by top London chefs to ban polystyrene packaging is misguided, and should instead be focused on creating better collection systems from restaurants, says the Recycling Association.

A group of 36 national and European associations has called for the Circular Economy Package to recognise the function of packaging and safeguard the free movement of packaging in the EU’s internal market.

Prominent chefs including Ed Baines and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall have called on Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to ban polystyrene packaging to improve London’s recycling and protect marine life.

The Environmental Audit Committee is calling for the government to issue a ban on microbeads in cosmetics by the end of 2017, as it believes a voluntary commitment by cosmetic companies is not enough to stem the rise in plastic entering the oceans.

A new Greenpeace campaign is calling on phone producers to create ‘true innovation’ after a survey found that consumers want more longevity and better recycling options for their phones.

Councillors in Westminster have said that a £160k fine for two Starbucks stores who left bin bags on the street in Central London proves that every business has a responsibility to keep streets clean.

Action is to be taken to review guidance on food products’ best before dates as part of a drive to facilitate food redistribution from retailers to community programmes.

A new app is hoping to address the 600,000 tonnes of food waste created by UK restaurants every year while providing discounted meals to those in need.