THIS week (17 – 23 October) is Recycle Week, an initiative by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme. This year’s theme is ‘Let’s Get Real’, which aims to challenge perceptions and myths around recycling. So, let’s get real about food waste – with over one third of all food produced globally going to waste, finding...
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Expert applauds new government funding to help boost research and development in farming
HOT off the heels of the government announcement that its Farming Innovation Programme is set to receive a £16.5million investment, the Commercial Director of food waste recycling and sustainability firm Warrens Group is praising the role this funding could do to help minimise food waste created in the primary production industry. Of the cash boost to the...
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Expert applauds new ‘Use Up Day’ food waste campaign
THE cost of living is rising with gas and electricity prices going through the roof, and with fuel costs at a record high, many households are searching for ways to save money. Kevin Quigley, Commercial Director at the food waste recycling company Warrens Group is encouraging households who are feeling the squeeze to check whether...
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How to have an eco-friendly Easter: End the egg-sessive waste
SUPERMARKETS have been cracking down on their waste. With net-zero strategies dominating government and business agendas, supermarkets have been under pressure to do their bit. Morrisons recently announced their plans to scrap best before dates on their milk to try and avoid waste, while WRAP recently published a study encouraging supermarkets to drop single-use packaging...
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Expert applauds Morrisons move to reduce food waste
SUPERMARKET chain Morrisons has announced it is scrapping the ‘use by’ dates on its milk bottles in favour of consumers using the ‘sniff test’ to see whether the milk can still be used to prevent food waste. WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) estimates that one third of all food produced for humans is wasted...
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Councils asked to turn food into fuel by North East recycling company
FOOD waste recycling company Warrens Group is lobbying local authorities in the North East to support the region in becoming leaders of household food recycling. The landmark Environmental Bill is set to mandate household food recycling by 2023. Warrens Group is working to ensure that North East councils are at the forefront of implementing the...
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EfW company unveils fleet powered solely by sausage rolls
EDIT: THIS WAS AN APRIL FOOL’S JOKE THE UK’s first gas truck which has fuel made completely from sausage rolls has taken to the streets of Newcastle upon Tyne. The aptly named ‘sausage machine’ is fuelled by biomethane gas, generated by the decomposition and treatment of only sausage rolls at Warrens Group, a food waste...
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Huge investment powers expansion at Warrens Group food waste recycling plant
WASTE recycling and sustainability firm, Warrens Emerald Biogas, is set to ramp up its processing capacity at its plant by 40% following a multi-million pound cash injection. The Newton Aycliffe-based waste management firm Warrens Group was recently acquired by Bio Capital, a major environmental investment fund. The site turns food waste into power and was...