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Hospitality venues removed from list of mandatory return points under revised Deposit Return Scheme

26-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

Hospitality venues will no longer be required to host a return point under the Government’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), the roll out of which has been further delayed until 2027.

‘Relief’ for Scottish hospitality as Deposit Return Scheme delayed until October 2025

08-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

UKHospitality has said businesses across Scotland will be ‘breathing a huge sigh of relief’ after it was announced the country’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) would be delayed until October 2025.

Deposit return scheme 'won’t include glass in England and Northern Ireland'

20-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The government’s latest plans for a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers won’t include glass bottles in England and Northern Ireland, it has been confirmed.

Hospitality warns of further price rises as Government confirms single-use plastics ban

16-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

The Government has confirmed that a far-reaching ban on single-use plastics will come into force from October, leading to warnings the legislation could force takeaways to raise their prices.

UKHospitality: Deposit Return Scheme would place 'disproportionate burden' on sector

07-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Safety and space concerns, increased business costs and bureaucracy caused by the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) would place a 'disproportionate burden' on many hospitality businesses, UKHospitality has warned.

Why the restaurant sector needs to embrace the circular economy

04-Mar-2020 By Karen Lynch

Our sector has undoubtedly been living in an ‘anti-plastics’ environment over the last couple of years.

Industry bodies voice concern over Scottish deposit scheme

09-May-2019 By James McAllister

Industry bodies have voiced concerns following the announcement of a 20p deposit return scheme on drinks cans, and glass and plastic bottles in Scotland.

Hitting the bottle: sector concerned about recycling proposals

19-Feb-2019 By Andrew Don

New environmental initiatives to encourage recycling and reduce plastic pollution has heightened anxiety in the hospitality sector at a time when it is already battling with the uncertainties of Brexit.

D&D London bans plastic straws across its 40 sites

11-Jan-2018 By Sophie Witts

D&D London has banned plastic straws across its restaurants and bars as part of a wider move to reduce waste across the business.

Five easy steps to make your hospitality business more sustainable

06-Mar-2017 By Jon Proctor

Jon Proctor, chief executive at Green Tourism, discusses how hospitality businesses can make simple but effective steps to become more sustainable.

Most ‘family-friendly and eco-friendly’ Leon to open in Oxford

24-Nov-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Leon, the ‘healthy fast food’ chain, is to open a new site in Oxford, claiming it as the most ‘family-friendly’ and ‘eco-friendly’ in its portfolio, with a buggy park, play area, children’s library, and a new customer waste recycling system.

Chefs call on London Mayor to ban polystyrene food packaging

24-Aug-2016 By Hannah Thompson

A group of chefs and food writers including Ed Baines, Mark Hix and Theo Randall have called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to ban polystyrene packaging - "the scourge of Soho" - in the capital city.

Councils pressure coffee chains to introduce recyclable cups

25-Jul-2016 By Sophie Witts

High street coffee chains must take urgent action to develop recyclable paper cups to reduce the burden on councils.

The Wesley Hotel to open eco-friendly bar and restaurant Savannah

05-May-2016 By Emma Eversham

The Wesley Hotel in London's Euston will re-open its food and beverage space as an eco-friendly bar and restaurant The Savannah next week. 

Novotel Reading hailed as pioneer as AccorHotels updates sustainability scheme

14-Apr-2016 By Hannah Thompson

The 178-bedroom Novotel Reading Centre hotel in Berkshire has been hailed by AccorHotels as a UK pioneer in its company-wide sustainability scheme Planet 21, as the company announces the programme’s 2016-2020 objectives.

Charity to recycle used hotel soaps and toiletries for people in need

30-Jul-2015 By Sophie Witts

A new UK sustainability programme is recycling used hotel guest soaps and toiletries and redistributing them to people in need.

Half of travellers want more information on hotels’ green practices

29-Jul-2014 By Melodie Michel

Almost half (44 per cent) of European travellers feel that hotels don’t currently provide enough information on their environmental practices, a TripAdvisor survey has found.

Ask the experts

How to tackle food waste to benefit the bottom line

10-Apr-2014 By Charlotte Henderson

Hotels, restaurants and pubs are picking up the tab for more than £1.3bn of the annual £2.5bn bill for food waste across the UK’s hospitality and food service industry (HaFS). WRAP’s Hospitality and Food Service manager, Charlotte Henderson, looks at...

Boris Johnson launches new scheme to help restaurants cut food waste

15-Nov-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has this week launched ‘Foodsave’, a new scheme to help foodservice businesses maximise profits by reducing food waste and diverting surplus food away from landfill and towards useful purposes.

Restaurants urged to join campaign to gain zero food waste to landfill by 2020

12-Nov-2013 By Helen Gilbert

Restaurants, retailers, food manufacturers and householders should view food waste as a ‘valuable resource’ and adopt new measures to prevent the millions of tonnes of leftover and surplus food being sent to landfill each year, a new report has claimed.

The Pig Idea: Thomasina Miers and Tristram Stuart start campaign to feed restaurant food waste to pigs

10-Jun-2013 By Emma Eversham

Wahaca co-founder Thomasina Miers and food waste expert Tristram Stuart are lobbying for a change in European law to allow surplus food waste from restaurants, supermarkets and other food businesses to be fed to pigs, a practice that has been outlawed...

Marriott Hotels, Wahaca and Devon's Cafe-ODE among winners at Sustainable Restaurant Awards 2013

04-Feb-2013 By Emma Eversham

Marriott Hotels, Wahaca and Cafe-ODE in Devon are among the 14 businesses and individuals who have been rewarded by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) in the second year of its awards.

Sark’s Dixcart Bay hotel gets highest Sustainable Restaurant Association rating of 2012

31-Jul-2012 By Emma Eversham

Dixcart Bay hotel on the island of Sark has become the most highly rated business by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) so far this year after scoring highly in areas such as waste management and sourcing. 

Huhtamaki launches Olympics-themed summer celebration tumbler range

24-Jul-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Disposables manufacturer Huhtamaki has launched a range of Olympics and sport-themed summer celebration tumblers for hospitality businesses looking to encourage al fresco drinking during the good weather.

Hospitality industry unites to support new food waste reduction initiative

27-Jun-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Sixty-nine British hospitality businesses, ranging from hotels, pubs, restaurants, contract caterers and industry bodies, have today signed up to a new, voluntary agreement which aims to cut food waste by 5 per cent and the associated CO2 emissions by...

Lancaster London named Hotel of the Year at CHA Awards

01-Jun-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The Lancaster London hotel has taken the top accolade at the Considerate Hoteliers Hotel of the Year 2001/12 national awards organised by the Considerate Hoteliers Association (CHA).

Footprint Awards for The Clink, Spirit Pub Company and Raymond Blanc

25-May-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Prison restaurant charity The Clink, Spirit Pub Company and Michelin-starred celebrity chef Raymond Blanc have all been recognised for contributing to sustainable and environmental excellence in the Footprint Awards 2012.

Lotus Professional introduces natural napkin to JustOne range

11-May-2012 By Peter Ruddick

The Lotus Professional brand has introduced a natural, unbleached napkin using recycled paper to its JustOne range which it says will help hospitality businesses display their green and sustainable credentials.

Hilton Heathrow turns food waste into water

15-Dec-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Hilton Heathrow hotel has introduced an innovative solution to dealing with food waste by installing a Wate2Water digester.

Zero Waste could save Scottish hospitality billions

18-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Zero Waste Scotland has welcomed new proposals outlined by the Scottish Government to increase recycling collections from businesses, which could in effect save Scottish businesses millions of pounds.

ASK THE EXPERTS

How to cut waste disposal costs

30-Aug-2011

Most hospitality businesses strive to operate sustainably and cut their waste, but if waste disposal costs increase then the financial strain could outweigh the environmental benefits. Eoin Harris, senior practioner at the National Industrial Symbiosis...

Government proposal forces businesses to recycle

19-Mar-2010 By Becky Paskin

A proposal to ban sending recyclable items such as food, cardboard, cans and glass to landfill may mean restaurants, pubs and hotels that do not currently recycle, will be forced to do so

Equipment to help hospitality businesses stay sustainable

27-Jan-2010 By Becky Paskin

From the build and design of your hospitality business to the way you dispose of your waste, here are a few equipment ideas to keep your restaurant, pub or hotel more sustainable.

Tourism Minister tells industry to be greener

26-Mar-2009 By Emma Eversham

Tourism Minister Barbara Follett calls for the industry to be more environmentally responsible in order to secure its long-term future

Free workshops on resource efficiency for hospitality and catering industry

25-Sep-2006 By Restaurant

To help restaurateurs save money and the planet, free workshops are available from the LDA Being energy efficient and minimising waste is not just about benefiting the environment, it is also a great way to save restaurateurs money and improve ...