Sainsbury’s has for the first time published data for its nationwide food waste generation, revealing that the supermarket cut its food waste by 10 per cent last year.

A new ‘pay-what-you-feel’ food surplus supermarket in Yorkshire is providing the public with the chance to grab unsold food from retailers and suppliers and prevent much-needed supplies from disappearing into the bin.

The resources industry has welcomed the publication of a plan to introduce more consistent recycling across England in an attempt to increase participation and decrease contamination of kerbside recycling services.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a successful food waste campaign in Surrey, a takeover for Helistrat and more.

A new EU-funded behaviour change programme is aiming to cut down on the 540,000 tonnes of avoidable food waste created in London households every year and save residents of the capital £330 million along the way.

Following increasing pressure to cut food waste, some supermarket chains have launched discount lines for misshapen produce. Farming industry insider Mark Palmer says that the practice could be wonkier than the veg…

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 new anaerobic digestion facility in Nottinghamshire, which will produce renewable energy from agricultural feedstock, has received £13.2 million in funding.

As Wales sets its sights on a 70 per cent recycling target, WRAP Cymru has conducted a detailed waste analysis project using data from all 22 Welsh councils to help authorities focus on the material that needs to be diverted from the waste stream.