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When you pick up food in packaging, you expect to clearly see certain details on the label. Like an expiration date. But how many people know what this information actually means?

A third of people are throwing products away at their ‘best before’ date, because people think that they can’t then be consumed. And this misunderstanding is contributing to the food waste disposal demands being placed on local authorities.

Educating households on the difference betwe

When COVID-19 forced retail stores to close, it sent online sales into overdrive. But while this solved a practical problem for locked-down households, the sudden surge created a huge increase in waste packaging for local authorities to manage.

As the world moves out of the pandemic, there are many restrictions we’ll leave behind. Yet the appetite for ecommerce is likely to remain strong. Council waste management teams need to think carefully about how to coordinate extra recycl

When it comes to creating an eco-friendly world, the UK is lagging behind our European neighbours. We recycle around 44% of all municipal waste, which is well below countries like Germany (67%), Switzerland (56%) and the Netherlands (53%), according to official statistics. But what’s causing this green living gap?

New research suggests confusion around

Over 135,000 tonnes of waste plastic is generated by the UK agricultural sector each year – and farmers could face legal action if they’re found to be disposing of it improperly.

The Environment Agency has warned that farming companies who fail to follow efficient, ethical refuse management guidelines will be fined: even if they’re relying on a third party

The UK is a growing country. Our population has now passed the 66 million mark – and while more people means larger communities, it also means more strain on essential services.

For local authorities, expanding neighbourhoods are increasing the pressure on your waste management

Whitespace Work Software’s CEO, Mark Garvey, looks back at the recent letsrecycle.com webinar which discussed the role technology has had to play in helping local authorities continue to deliver waste and recycling services during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Christmas is traditionally a time for giving, but where there’s presents, there is also rubbish. As other industries wind down for the festive period, the waste management sector is experiencing a peak in demand – and local authorities can often still be clearing the Christmas backlog well into the New Year.

To prevent the next few weeks from overwhelming your collection crews and disposal centres, Whitespace has put together six simple strategies for managing festive wast

Now that summer sunshine and beautiful blooms have been replaced by colder temperatures and morning frosts, it’s time for households across the country to get their garden ready for the winter.

The work amateur gardeners put in now will keep their green space in good shape for next spring. However, this end-of-season tidy up often results in extra refuse for local authorities to dispose of alongside regular collections.

To help your council coordinate garden waste this w