Charities can register for a scheme redistributing surplus fresh food from Marks & Spencer stores nationwide from today.

Scotland is to be set a formal food waste reduction target, Scottish Environment Minister Richard Lochhead has said.

The American food industry has backed the US government’s first food waste target, in which it called for a 50 per cent reduction by 2030.

A new anaerobic digestion plant for the Tomorrow’s Valley project local authorities in South Wales was opened by Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant yesterday.

A study by the nova-Institute has concluded that natural products such as apricot kernels, beeswax and bio-based and biodegradable polymers could replace microplastics in cosmetics.

The Scottish household waste recycling rate rose to 42.8 per cent in 2014, according to statistics issued today by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

The Scottish Resources Conference, to be held next week, will seek to address the dual issues of food waste and the circular economy in Scotland.

Love Food Hate Waste programme joins forces with Great British Bake Off champion Nancy Birtwhistle to make the most of stale bread.

Sainsbury’s has launched a five-year plan to target food waste starting with a search for a ‘trial town’ in which to pilot initiatives.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new solid recovered fuel facility, a food waste recycling scheme and deliberately contaminated collections.