Waste
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Cows, coffee and COP 21
DESPITE A CANCELLED climate march, COP 21 in Paris has started strongly amid tight security. Countries are keen to show their commitment with 150 world leaders, such as Cameron, Obama and Merkel, turning up to show their support. Europe is… Read More
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My viewpoint: The digital era can help foodservice companies track and measure more than just food miles and waste levels says Kate Windebank
MOST ORGANISATIONS have a CSR policy for sourcing food, reducing food miles and recycling more – and that should all be encouraged. But there is always more pressure on hospitality operators to do more, to make more savings and to operate… Read More
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Bin sizes and food waste collections impact recycling rates
A NEW report by WRAP has found that factors within council authority control, such as bin sizes and food waste collections, account for the biggest variations in recycling rates, explaining up to 65% of the variation in recycling rates between… Read More
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Unilever saves 1m tonnes of C02 and commits to using 100% renewable energy
UNILEVER HAS revealed that innovations such as using waste marmite to make energy has helped the company’s factories to save more than a million tonnes of CO2 and €244m since 2008. … Read More
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Zero-waste restaurant expands green initiatives
BRAND NEW zero-waste restaurant, Silo, seeks crowd-funding to pay for zero-carbon food imports. The Brighton-based ethical restaurant, Silo is looking to raise £40,000 through crowd funding to… Read More
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Sainsbury’s launches special Halloween recycling scheme
SAINSBURY’S HAS launched a special recycling scheme to help get customers composting this Halloween. The supermarket giant expects to sell just over one million pumpkins this week, but once carved,… Read More
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New insights help industry target household food waste reduction
NEW INSIGHTS on how to reduce household food waste can help industry target their activity and enable their customers to waste less and save money. The report released today from WRAP highlights that 2 million tonnes of household food is… Read More
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World Bank estimates third of food is wasted
THE WORLD BANK has estimated that the world wastes one-quarter to one-third of all food produced for human consumption in its most recent Food Price Watch report. The report states… Read More
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Bin barrier to waste recycling
SOME COMPANIES are getting a raw deal from collection contracts which offer little incentive to prevent food from ending up in landfill. The profit sector is getting a much better deal… Read More
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Food inflation rates to continue to beat Consumer Price Index
CHICKEN AND pork prices expected to drop, but food inflation rates are to continue to beat CPI rates as it eases slightly from 4.4% to 3.8% in 2014. Prestige Purchasing, procurement specialist… Read More