Ian Quinn

The donation is part of Asda's partnership with the food industry body Alliance Food Sourcing and redistribution charity Felix

Political turmoil and industry infighting have plagued the road to the UK's deposit return scheme. With the October 2027 launch looming, packaging and labelling reforms can't wait

Reform is calling on supermarkets to extend its British sourcing to a raft of other products, describing the lack of local products as a 'missed opportunity'

Waste processors and recycling bosses have warned the government the deposit return scheme is facing a series of logistical barriers too serious to overcome

The appointment of the DMO will raise hopes that a joined-up launch is still possible

Industry reacts to DRS 'milestone' moment

A survey of its members by the FDF showed business confidence among food and drink manufacturers was at a score of -31% in Q2 2026

While the latest official figures show eight million people go hungry in the UK, including 2.1 million children, less than 5% of the food sent to frontline charities is meat

With a huge amount to do if DRS is to hit its October 2027 deadline, there is surely a far greater chance of success with industry calling the shots rather than being pulled in different directions by Westminster, Holyrood or the Senedd

The four UK governments have admitted they are considering mitigation, after changes to the way companies report their tonnages for reprocessed and exported packaging waste under the Packaging Recovery Notes (PRN) system led to mayhem