The "soup" is heated to a high temperature – up to 70C (160F) – to kill bacteria, then put into digester tanks. "It is an ...

The government says all councils should deliver the service by 31 March, but not all local authorities will meet the deadline ...

In Calderdale, bin crews have been collecting residents' food waste for 17 years already.

Food waste will be transformed into compost and energy, but not all councils will be ready in time.

Almost a quarter of English councils will not meet the government’s deadline for weekly food waste collections, according to a BBC investigation.

New food waste bins are starting to land on doorsteps as of today. Preston is to see food waste recycling return for the first time in a decade after it was scrapped. Preston City Council is ...

James Cronin received funding from the UKRI Natural Environment Research Council as co-investigators of the 'Plastic Packaging in People's Lives' (PPiPL) project. Project Reference: NE/V010611/1. More ...

Research ahead of new legislation coming into force in April paints a gloomy picture of our recycling habits - three key reasons we've lost faith ...