Waste

WRAP launches series of pilot schemes designed to identify the optimum use for anaerobic digestion by-products

Fabian Society report recommends more transparency in order to tackle £12bn of edible food wasted each year in UK

World’s largest tea company trials local campaign to tackle 370,000 tonnes of tea bag waste

New collaborative project aims to tackle waste and inefficiency in the soft drink sector's supply chain

Sector has continued to develop despite waste volumes being nearly 15 per cent lower

Recycling minister predicts rate will rise further, but warns against complacency

Tamar Energy, Ignis Biomass and German company Micropelt take environmental fund's assets to around £49m

Retailer wants to avoid 350 million clothes being thrown away by encouraging customers to hand in unwanted garments when buying new items

Today's new biomass strategy targets a sector supporting 50,000 jobs and producing 11 per cent of UK energy by 2020, says energy minister Charles Hendry

Sector could produce 11 per cent of country's energy and support 50,000 jobs by the end of the decade