A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including an appointment at Feedback, modernised recycling in Hackney, recycling for Sheffield Wednesday and a big night of catching Brighton fly-tippers.

Lidl has signed up to be the second supermarket to use community social network Neighbourly to redistribute surplus food to charities and local causes.

Lord’s has become the first cricket ground to be run on 100 per cent renewable energy and incorporate resource-efficient features into a new stand as statistics reveal the impact of climate change on the sport.

National anti-litter charity Keep Britain Tidy is campaigning to boost awareness of littering by bringing back well-known symbol, the Tidyman, sporting a new, updated look.

A share of £115,000 is up for grabs to help make the Merseyside and Halton region a cleaner and greener place through community projects.

The Textile Recycling Association is calling for more to be done to tackle fake charity clothing collection banks, following a BBC exposé.

A pay-as-you-feel supermarket stocked with surplus food from food producers and retailers has been providing essential food for families and those in need in Sheffield across the Christmas holiday.

The Welsh Government’s proposed new landfill disposals tax will be used to support waste minimisation, biodiversity and other environmental projects.

Waste management company Powerday has launched an employment scheme for ex-offenders in London.

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid will be taking to the pitch in kits made of recycled ocean plastic as part of Adidas’s partnership with the Parley for the Oceans charity.