Compostable Plastics Could be Particularly Useful for Flexible Packaging 2020-02-06 12:16:27 New WRAP Guidance Over Compostable Plastic Packaging Based on the products and infrastructure that are available to packaging designers and specifiers, WRAP has published new guidance to help businesses make informed choices when considering the use of compostable packaging. read more ...
Multi-Million Cash Injection Following Investment Fund Buyout 2020-02-04 15:39:15 115,000 TPA Warrens Emerald Biogas Plant Set for 40% Capacity Increase County Durham based Waste and recycling firm, Warrens Emerald Biogas, is set to ramp up its processing capacity at its 115,000 tonne per year anaerobic digestion plant by 40% following a multi-million pound cash injection. read more ...
18,000 tonnes of Pumpkins Wasted Every Year in the UK Alone 2019-10-29 14:46:00 Blog: Wasted Pumpkins - The Real Halloween Horror Story No doubt, Halloween can be fun for kids, but as the ancient Celtic tradition moves ever further towards becoming yet another ‘day’ of over hyped wasteful consumption, Philip Simpson, commercial director at ReFood, urges consumers to think hard about unnecessary waste read more ...
ZWS Puts Circular Economy Businesses in Spotlight for Recycle Week 2019-10-01 16:22:08 Zero Waste Scotland Highlights Value of Generating Energy from Food Waste Last week’s UK-wide Recycle Week, saw Recycle for Scotland, Zero Waste Scotland’s recycle brand, highlight the benefits in capturing food waste for recycling and energy recovery. read more ...
New Research Lays Out Action Plan for Governments & Businesses 2019-09-02 14:43:00 Agenda to Halve Food Waste by 2030 Published at World Food Summit in Copenhagen A new report has found that momentum is building to address the 1.3 billion tonnes of food that is lost or wasted each year – but not yet at a pace needed. read more ...
Animal Feed and Plastics from Insect Derived Materials 2019-08-22 15:02:51 IN DEPTH: Harvesting Insects to Recycle Food Waste Food left out to fester is a known target for flies, bugs and creepy crawlies. But as Tom Freyberg explains, their insatiable appetite for waste food is actually now being harnessed as a solution for the greater good. read more ... Massive GHG Reductions Possible with Reduced Global Food Waste 2019-07-29 13:27:01 Global Overshoot Day: US Tops the Charts in Food Waste A study for Global Overshoot Day by the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition and the Economist Intelligence Unit Food Sustainability has ranked the United States last at preserving the world’s resources. read more ... Minister Shane Jones Announces Deal at T&G Global’s Covered Crop Facility in Reporoa 2019-07-16 15:44:37 First Large-Scale Organic Waste to Energy Facility to Go-Ahead in New Zealand New Zealand’s ‘first’ large-scale, waste to energy plant was announced by Minister Shane Jones at fresh fruit and produce suppler, T&G’s Global’s covered crops facility at Reporoa. read more ... Amsterdam Depackaging Plant, Staff and Vehicles Transferred for Nominal Sum 2019-05-07 13:37:23 Renewi Expands in Netherlands with Acquisition of Rotie’s Organics Business Anglo-Dutch waste and recycling firm, Renewi plc, has today acquired Rotie Organics, a business that collects, sources, de-packages and pre-treats out of date food waste. read more ... Let’s Cook Project Backed by Veolia Community Fund 2019-04-26 13:00:28 Community Cookery Classes Cut Food Waste in Liverpool In a bid to cut both food waste and shopping bills, a culinary community group has spent the last ten months teaching residents in the Liverpool City Region to cook smarter. read more ... City Plans Five Organic Waste Treatment Centers 2019-04-25 13:33:01 SUEZ Secures €117m Organic Waste Contract in Montréal SUEZ has been selected to design, build and operate the City of Montréal’s first organic waste treatment center under 7-year contract, worth €117 million which come into effect from April 2019. read more ... Emerging Leaders Discuss Future with Former US President 2019-04-12 12:59:36 Barack Obama Leads Round Table Including Swedish Food Waste App Developers Former President Barack Obama and the Obama Foundation invited some of Europe’s emerging leaders, including food waste app co-founders Elsa Bernadotte and Hjalmar Nordegren, for a Round Table discussion in Berlin. read more ...
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