Foreword
Although any and all waste
should ideally be avoided by adhering to the waste hierarchy, of which
prevention is the top priority, one such source of waste has become a high
priority for governments (if not necessarily so much for the general public). Food
waste is a particularly important issue on may fronts: obviously any wasted
food should either have not been produced at all, or should have gone to those
in need. Worse still, food waste that ends up in landfill produces methane gas
as it decomposes, a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Food
waste also presents a useful feedstock for composting or for anaerobic
digestion, and so in truth any food waste ending up in landfill is largely a
result of poor policy or bad practice in the modern economy, such is the array
of options available for dealing with it. Duly, many governments, both national and regional are beginning to
tackle the problem of food waste through policy..........
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- UK pledges to reduce food waste
- New York State passes landmark food waste
bill
- Irish peat cofiring plant comes under fire
Markets
- UK runs coal-free for a week
- VAT to increase for biomass boiler
installations
Research & Development
- Wood fibres used to produce novel packaging
material
- Canada invests in development of bioeconomy
strategy
- Calls for registry of gene-edited crops
- US institute to study woody biomass logistics
Wood & Crop
- Corn kernel ethanol plants approved
- UK waste wood processor acquires mobile
shredder
- Genetic discovery to boost pest resistance
in wheat
Other Feedstocks
- Scotland launches Food Waste Action Plan
- Novel paperboard for drinks cups
Events
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