‘Something must change’ to combat England’s ‘disappointing’ recycling rates and meet EU targets, warns WRAP CEO

Imperial Tobacco achieves zero waste to landfill within the first six months of its waste contract with FCC Environment.

Manufacturing signatories to Federation House Commitment on route to water reduction target of 20 per cent by 2020.

Sainsbury’s has become the ‘first UK retailer’ to recycle old food crates into ones made from 100 per cent recycled material.

French supermarket chain Intermarché sells ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables at a discounted rate to reduce waste.

Sainsbury’s Cannock store has become the ‘UK’s first supermarket’ to run on power generated solely from food waste.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including: GPS Group, Isys Interactive Systems and Simply Cups.

The amount of single-use plastic bags used by UK supermarket customers in 2013 rose by 3.2 per cent, finds WRAP.

WRAP has launched the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Sustainability Action Plan in a bid to improve the efficiency of electrical products.

M&S and Sainsbury’s are set to trial new black CPET trays to increase recycling rates.