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Andrew Powles, managing director at FPE Seals, offers his top tips for how food manufacturers can reduce waste during food production.

Strategic technical manager for textiles at not-for-profit campaign organisation WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme), Catherine Salvidge, reveals what fashion retailers and brands should look out for in the coming year when it comes to sustainability.

Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.

Families throw away £1,000 worth of food a year, with fresh vegetables and salad most likely to end up in the bin, research shows.

Don't peel carrots or potatoes and set the fridge temperature lower, anti-waste campaigners say

Discount retailer Lidl GB has committed to changing the labelling of certain dairy products in a bid to prevent food waste.

AFP – In the quest to diminish the textile industry’s environmental footprint, efforts ranging from utilising recycled materials to conserving water and energy hold significance. However, a recent report by a British non-governmental organisation (NGO) highlighted a stark reality: the initiatives may hold minimal impact if the ongoing surge in clothing production and consumption persists. […]

Ahead of the publication of the second edition of Primark's annual Sustainability and Ethics Progress Report, Primark Cares director Lynne Walker shared an exclusive first look into its findings.

Danielle Thomson, fashion sector lead at the Carbon Trust – a non-profit helping businesses, governments and organisations decarbonise – tells Drapers that Black Friday could present an unexpected opportunity for fashion retailers to be more sustainable.

WATCH: The Net Zero Festival 2023 hears from WRAP's Sebastian Munden, CCEP's Sam Jones, Tetra Pak's Awantika Chadha, and Again's Brian Matuszewski on how to tackle waste and boost circular economy thinking