Waste

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Tom Chivers talks to Veolia's Richard Kirkman about the 'cultural shift' that has reshaped the waste industry and sparked the development of thousands of high tech green roles

In latest Green GB Week announcements, Ministers confirm 11 plastic waste tackling technologies are to share £4m of funding

Almost 900,000 unsold meals are chucked out a day, according to food waste app Too Good To Go

Leeds car park to offer trial discounts for customers who hand in plastic bottles for recycling

BusinessGreen brings you this week's green economy headlines from around the world

Survey by recycler Viridor suggests many are worried about impact of plastic waste on environment, but are confused about how to recycle

Company says technology will enable better use of data to tackle plastic waste

Move to Vegware single use items comes as survey reveals more than half of UK consumers believe measures to reduce plastic waste do not go far enough

ADBA's Charlotte Morton explains why it's essential the government commits to universal food waste collections in Defra's upcoming Resource and Waste Strategy