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Halloween waste October 14, 2021 Halloween 2021 coincides with the start of COP26, the UN climate change conference taking place in Glasgow this year. There…
Courtauld 2030 – What are supermarkets, food manufacturers and others in the food industry doing to prevent food waste and reduce the environmental impact of the food we consume? August 11, 2021 You may have seen, and hopefully participated in, the first national Food Waste Action week earlier this year. The campaign highlighted the…
Coronavirus – waste and recycling information for residents July 20, 2021 Although lockdown restrictions were eased on 19th June 2021, the guidance around the disposal of pandemic related waste has not…
Free Adult Education Courses now available June 22, 2021 Leicestershire Adult Learning Service (LALS) have teamed up with the Waste Initiatives team to offer another round of free classes on…
Waste consultations June 22, 2021 The Government have recently published three consultations concerning waste and recycling: Consistency in Household and Business Recycling in England, Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) and Extended Producer…
Thank you to our Environment Action Volunteers June 1, 2021 This Volunteers’ Week (1st to 7th June) we would like to say thank you to all our Environment Action Volunteers…
Food Waste Action Week follow up May 18, 2021 In March we supported the inaugural Food Waste Action Week. You can read all about it here and find some…
Food waste over Ramadan April 12, 2021 In a month that teaches moderation and discipline, a lot of excess food gets discarded throughout Ramadan. Here are some…
Easter March 19, 2021 In the UK we buy more than 80 million boxed chocolate Easter eggs each year and it is estimated that…

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