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Tag: food waste

Food Waste Action Week 2023

Woman looking excitedly at a carton of takeaway food alongside the slogan Win, Don't Bin

This week is WRAP’s Food Waste Action Week, NEECCo’s Waste and Resources Planning Group is focussing on food waste in the North East and the role this will play in us becoming England’s Greenest Region.

The role of the VCSE sector: Food waste and the climate emergency

Image of compost bin with food waste tipped onto the grass

The North East England Climate Coalition’s (NEECCo’s) Waste and Resources Planning Group is looking at the role food waste has in contributing to and addressing climate change. We are looking at ways we can support and add value to the region’s local authorities who will be introducing food waste collections for North East residents. 

Thousands of Northumberland homes take part in waste collection trial

Image of compost bin with food waste tipped onto the grass

Under the new responsibilities of the Environment Bill, thousands of households in Northumberland are taking part in a new initiative to collect food waste from the kerbside.