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EU and UN team up to fight antimicrobial resistance and food waste
EU and Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations join forces to take action on food waste and antimicrobial resistance.
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During the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York, José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), called for widespread improvements to the food industry, especially with regard to waste and the supply chain...
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Smart packaging trend provokes speculation of growth in sachet market
A taste for greener, smarter and less wasteful packaging is spurring the sachet market - especially in the Asia Pacific region.
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Tesco to publish food waste data in a bid to tackle the global crisis
Addressing food-industry leaders in New York, Tesco chief Dave Lewis reinforced his company's commitment to bringing food waste down to sustainable levels.
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Major companies lend their voices to call for standardised labelling
Kellogg, Walmart and Tesco representatives joined forces in New York to extol the virtues of an international labelling system.
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‘Every $1 invested in food waste policies brings $14 in return’ – FAO Director General
A call to fight food loss and waste was on the agenda at a high-profile UN meeting.
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Sawdust to fish food: researcher works to turn waste into valuable protein
At the moment, some sawmills treat sawdust as special waste, because it can’t be put to good use. Growing sawdust piles can even limit production. Risto Korpinen from Luke thinks that sawdust could be a part of the answer to the world’s need for food.
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Food waste worries more than 75 per cent of Brits, new survey reveals
A survey conducted to mark the start of Zero Waste Week has revealed the extent of Britain's food waste worries.
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Brewers stand to save as spent grain gets new lease on life
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University have developed a process that could see 85 per cent of a brewery’s waste repurposed.
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5 ways food waste is destroying our beautiful planet
New Food in collaboration with John Hawthorne of Business Connect looks at the five main ways in which food waste is harming our beautiful planet every day.
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1.4 million bananas thrown away each day suggests Snact
Snact are on a mission to help save the UK’s ugly and unwanted fruit from going to waste, but they need your help…
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Poll reveals that more than 9 in 10 people want a plastic free aisle in supermarkets
More than 90 per cent of Britons want supermarkets to introduce a plastic-free aisle in stores according to a poll.
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Eating forward: Taking steps to combat the food waste problem
Mischka Wolfert tackles the issue of food waste, suggesting that while progress has been made, there is still a long way to go...
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UK population throws away £32.1 million worth of food every week
Is food waste simply down to bad storage on the part of citizens?
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Sustainable packaging: A necessity in the fight against a pollution crisis
A Plastic Planet, a grassroots UK-based organisation with a single aim – a Plastic Free Aisle in supermarkets - offers an insight into the necessity of sustainable packaging to fight food waste and pollution.
