PSC Alliance

The guidance identifies key applications and opportunities for compostable plastic packaging, including: 

Taking place in central London on July 7th, he will be joined by Stefano Agostini, chief executive of Nestlé UK & Ireland; Minette Batters, president of the National Farmers Union, and Sue Davi

The ‘sustainability charge’ called for a new pricing model to be included in the European Green Deal and Farm to Fork Strategy.

The ‘Food Waste Action Week’ will call on households, businesses and public sector caterers across the country to join forces to try and reduce their food waste. 

Over 200 representatives from hospitality businesses across the UK will attend the fourth annual Hospitality Apprenticeship Showcase.

Researchers at the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), McMaster University, Canada analysed the results of three long-term international studies that included data from 177,000 people in 5

Two of the keynote speakers will be Henry Dimbleby and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall who will explore how local and national food strategies can alter the landscape for sustainable and healthy diets.

Food waste is a significant problem as EU countries waste 89 million tonnes of food every year and this is predicted to increase to over 120 million by 2020. 

The 7% reduction per person is equivalent to filling London’s Royal Albert Hall ten times and the total volume of food waste decreased by 480,000 within the three year period. 

Together with a 20% cut in food waste, it comprises one of five action points on changing land use that need to be made policy, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).