The Co-op has urged English local authorities to speed up the rollout of food waste collections from homes as figures reveal approximately 1,000 tonnes a day ends up in landfill when it could be composted or used to create energy and help cut greenhouse gases. Food waste rots and produces methane, which is considered a damaging greenhouse gas, 23 times worse than carbon dioxide. The ethical retailer is campaigning on the issue as it believes a large number of the 1.75 billion single-use plastic bags in circulation could also be…
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