21 September 2017
Tesco suppliers to publish food waste data
Tesco has announced ‘ground-breaking’ partnerships with suppliers, which will involve the publication of food waste data throughout the supply chain. The retailer has announced partnership agreements with 24 of its largest ...
15 August 2017
Two battery recycling plants to open by end of year
The UK is set to have two battery recycling plants in operation later this year with the announcement that compliance scheme Ecosurety and recycling firm Belmont Trading are partnering on a plant in Scotland. In September a ...
5 July 2017
Biffa strengthens North East role with O’Brien deal
Biffa has acquired north east England waste management business O’Brien Waste Recycling Solutions Holdings Limited. Ian Wakelin, chief executive of Biffa, described the deal today (5 July) as another “value-creating ...
4 July 2017
‘Name and shame’ over food waste, says McCarthy
'Naming and shaming' of retailers is the way forward in terms of encouraging supermarkets to tackle food waste, Kerry McCarthy MP declared this week. Speaking at All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group (APSRG) food ...
3 July 2017
Scots find deposit scheme benefits councils
Councils in Scotland could save as much as £6.2 million in residual waste disposal savings if a deposit return scheme was introduced, according to research by Zero Waste Scotland. And, the organisation finds that “in the ...
7 June 2017
IKEA Cardiff launches textiles take-back scheme
IKEA UK & Ireland has launched a textile take-back scheme at its Cardiff store, which if successful could potentially be rolled out nationally. IKEA said, as its first textile take-back initiative in the UK, the scheme will ...
16 May 2017
Tesco outlines food waste tonnages
Supermarket giant Tesco produced a total of 46,684 tonnes of food waste across its UK operations including stores and distribution centres in 2016/17 – figures published yesterday (15 May) have suggested.
20 April 2017
Awards for Excellence 2017 finalists announced
The list of finalists for the 2017 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management has been unveiled, with businesses, community organisations and councils all in the running for accolades. Winners will be announced at a ...
10 April 2017
Sainsbury’s issues reminder over clothing banks
Supermarket retail chain Sainsbury’s is reminding shoppers of the presence of charity banks for used-clothing at 340 of its stores, ahead of what it claims is a peak time for consumers to get rid of clothing. Sainsbury’s ...
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