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Do separate food waste collections lead to reduced food waste?

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In recent months, we have been engaging with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on the case for introducing mandatory separate food waste collections in England. The cost of introducing separate food waste collections across England is now deemed to be £20m per year for 10 years,…

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Tags: Defra, food waste collections, separate food waste collections, waste reduction, cost benefit analysis, emiliano lewis, UK AD & Biogas

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Agri-food Innovation in Turkey – The Newton Fund Opportunities

Agri-food Innovation in Turkey – The Newton Fund is now open A small farm in Turkey. Image credit: Yavuz Sariyildiz / Shutterstock.com The Newton Fund Innovate UK is to invest up to £1.5M for UK participants developing innovative solutions to tackle challenges within the agri-food sector in Turkey. Innovate…

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Tags: emma thomas, funding, funding opportunity, newton fund, turkey, international, agri-food, innovate uk, Farmers, waste reduction, waste treatment, small scale, R&D

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Source segregation: ADBA urges Defra to recognise waste reduction benefits

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In our response to Defra’s consultation on its Waste Prevention Programme for England, we welcomed the fact that food waste was identified as a priority area, but argued that the waste reduction benefits that can be delivered through separate food waste collections was wrongly ignored. While recognising that voluntary…

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Tags: Defra, separate food waste collections, source segregation, waste reduction

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Defra consults on Waste Prevention Programme for England

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Defra has published for consultation its Waste Prevention Programme for England. The document has already been criticised by a number of groups for not having a clear strategy demonstrating how government intends to reduce waste across a number of different sectors and promote the circular economy. The production of the…

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Tags: Defra, Jordan Marshall, source segregation, waste reduction

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