Funding of £400,000 from the Northern Irish carrier bag levy is to be made available to support small-scale environmental projects aimed at improving the local environment and boosting civic pride, ahead of a review of the charge next year.

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.

Italy has followed France’s lead in establishing a food waste law that the Italian government hopes will double the amount of unused food redistributed by retailers by the end of the year.

WRAP has set out its achievements in addressing food waste, the fashion industry’s resource efficiency and resource management in its 2015-16 annual review.

A charity walk to the peak of Mount Snowdon has helped raise £6,400 for communities in developing countries to utilise simple and practical recycling processes.

Discarded tents and camping gear from this year’s Glastonbury are being collected and donated to refugees in Northern France as part of a scheme run by a Bristol-based charity.

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

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.