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'23 million 40-tonne trucks': UN study uncovers extent of world's food waste crisis
The findings suggest an urgent need to ramp up efforts to meet UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, which aims to halve global food waste by 2030
'Burger King For Good': Fast food giant unveils food and plastic waste goals
Burger King UK sets out raft of targets and ambitions around food waste, plastic use, sustainable packaging, and commodities
The business case for reducing food waste
Food waste is often seen as requiring lifestyle change, but to deliver further progress we must do more to educate industry leaders about the business case for action, writes WRI's Liz Goodwin
Plastics Pact: UK firms slash 'unnecessary' plastic packaging in 2019
More than 150 retailers, manufactures and brands collectively reduced tonnage of single-use plastic packaging sold by 30 per cent
Tackling food waste must be at the heart of national climate plans
In the run up to Glasgow next year governments must step up to the plate by targeting food waste in their net zero plans, argues WRAP CEO Marcus Gover
WRAP: Over half of UK public concerned about 'severe' environmental cost of clothes
Waste charity launches Textiles 2030 initiative to help fashion firms cut greenhouse gas emissions and foster development of circular economy practices
'We need to pick up the pace': WRAP warns further action needed to meet Courtauld 2025 targets
WRAP hails significant sustainability milestones achieved by food and drinks sector this year through Courtauld 2025 initiative, but warns much more progress is required to meet industry-wide waste, water, and carbon goals
Sir David Attenborough: Curb inequality and 'capitalist excess' to safeguard climate
Veteran broadcaster calls for economic and societal shift in mindsets to avoid catastrophe in interview as £50m Earthshot Prize launches
How the UK became a 'bright spot' in the battle to tackle the world's food waste mountain
Action is being coordinated by campaign group WRAP, whose Food Waste Reduction Roadmap has helped save around 180,000 tonnes of food - worth £300m - from becoming waste since it launched in 2018
Why is England's progress on waste reduction flat-lining?
The volume of waste produced in England has remained largely the same for the past five years, presenting fresh questions as to how government, businesses, and households can successfully curb waste levels
Primark kicks off nationwide clothes recycling scheme
High street fashion retailer rolls out collection boxes for shoppers to ditch old clothes at all 190 of its UK stores
Britons poised to throw out 67 million clothes after lockdown, WRAP warns
Public urged to check ahead to avoid overwhelming charity shops with mountain of clothing donations
Fresh wave of coronavirus food waste funding awarded
WRAP confirms over £4m of funding has been assigned through the government's surplus food redistribution grant schemes
Building a circular economy after Covid-19
Once life returns to relative normality, our economy must be far more robust and resilient than it is at present, argues WRAP director Peter Maddox
Iceland to give unsold food to staff as it cuts food waste by almost a quarter
Food retailer's tastes success with efforts to redistribute surplus food to charities, community groups, businesses and its own staff
Government offers £3.25m to help combat coronavirus food waste spike
Food redistribution charities urged to apply for funding to help prevent 14,000 tonnes of surplus food going to waste amid Covid-19 disruption
Food and Drink Federation data reveals emissions and water-saving progress, but food waste challenges remain
The food and drink industry is on track to hit its emissions and water goals, but efforts to halve food waste by 2030 need to be redoubled
Looking ahead by looking back
The next decade needs to see humans ditch our throwaway culture, argues WRAP's director Peter Maddox
Fashion sector on trend to miss 2020 waste targets
Population growth, rising consumption levels, lack of collection infrastructure and fast fashion is blocking industry progress on waste, report finds
Dreaming of a waste-free Christmas? Poll points to festive food waste reduction
Survey finds David Attenborough, the climate emergency, and extreme weather are influencing people's festive shopping habits
Plastics Pact: One billion single use plastic items to be eliminated by end of 2020
Businesses need to deal with highly complex technical and economic challenges in order to meet plastic reduction targets, report shows
WRAP: Shelf-life tweaks helping to tackle food waste mountain
WRAP's latest retail survey provides up-to-date guidance for retailers on shelf-life messaging, including best before dates and open-life statements
Lidl passes four million meal milestone in food waste redistribution initiative
Supermarket chain announces plans to donate a further 250,000 meals through the run-up to Christmas
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