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Scotland’s youngest MP champions Keenan Recycling’s fight against food waste in Parliament

Keenan Recycling has been formally recognised in the UK Parliament for its outstanding contributions to food waste recycling and carbon footprint reduction in Falkirk. To celebrate the company’s achievements in sustainability and renewable energy generation, Euan Stainbank MP, Scotland’s youngest ...

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Vegware simplifies recycling with new legislation

On March 31st, 2025, a new recycling legislation, Simpler Recycling, will come into effect, making it easier for businesses to comply with environmental regulations. Vegware, a leading provider of compostable foodservice packaging, is pleased to announce that its disposable products ...

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Keenan Recycling appointed to NHS food waste management framework

Keenan Recycling has been appointed to the NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) Total Waste Management III framework for Waste Management Services (Lot 1B Food Waste), marking a major milestone in the company’s mission to provide sustainable ...

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ESS extends Olio partnership

ESS, Compass Group UK & Ireland’s, specialist business operating in the Defence, Energy, Government, Infrastructure and Marine & Aerospace sectors, has extended its partnership with community sharing app Olio to redistribute good-to-eat surplus food to members of the local community. The ...

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Biffa partners with Olio to reduce food waste

Sustainable waste management company Biffa has partnered with Olio, an innovative food sharing app, to add same-day local food redistribution to its existing toolkit of surplus redistribution and sustainable waste management solutions. Every year in the UK, billions of potential ...

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Levy Ireland partners with Positive carbon

Sports and entertainment hospitality provider, Levy Ireland, has launched a pioneering food waste reduction initiative in partnership with Positive Carbon. Positive Carbon’s advanced food waste monitoring system uses cutting-edge sensors to track and analyse discarded food items, providing accurate data ...

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Sodexo grows partnership with Full Circle Farms

Sodexo’s The Good Eating Company (GEC) is following in the sustainable farming practices footsteps of Sodexo Live! with a new partnership with Full Circle Farms. GEC now has its own one acre plot at the unique farm in West Sussex ...

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Low carbon catering

Facilities Managers can work together with their foodservice partners to help solve the food waste problem and lower their carbon footprint, finds Sara Bean Whether reviewing the carbon management of buildings or improving recycling and waste management, an increasingly important ...

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Compass reports significant progress in reducing food waste 

With today marking the eighth annual Stop Food Waste Day, Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced that it has donated 79.5 tonnes of food over the past year (FY23). This is the equivalent of around 185,500 meals going to ...

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Vacherin steps up commitment to reducing food waste

CH&CO’s specialist workplace caterer focusing on the London market, Vacherin, has launched its Silo Stages project, a chef-focused sustainability initiative in partnership with renowned chef and restaurateur Doug McMaster and his team at the no-waste restaurant Silo, designed to accelerate ...

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