Gordon Ramsay is among a number of Michelin-starred chefs set to repurpose food waste at a new popup restaurant in Selfridges next month.

Businesses have backed the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, supporting a report outlining the potential for more than £9 trillion in benefits, and called on the UK government to help reach the global targets.

The New Plastics Economy’s latest action plan to reuse and recycle 70 per cent of the world’s plastic packaging through better design and business models has been backed by industry leaders.

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.

WRAP is calling for a united effort after it found that £13 billion of edible food was wasted by UK households in 2015, a situation Friends of the Earth calls ‘the definition of a scandal’.

Businesses from the grocery industry met WRAP goals on manufacturing and retail waste over the course of Courtauld Commitment 3, but failed to make a dent on household food waste, results have shown.

WRAP has published results for its three-year agreement aiming to reduce food and packaging waste and improve waste management in the hospitality sector.

A number of apps have placed food waste in their sights and are offering the public, retailers and restaurants a range of solutions to the problem.

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.

It’s easy to let Christmas waste get out of hand. Here are some tips to prevent it in the first place, and make the most of any that you just can’t avoid.