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Opinion: ‘Podback is uniting industry rivals for effective recycling’
In this opinion piece, Rick Hindley, who joined coffee pod recycling scheme Podback as executive director in May 2021, discusses how the company is tackling coffee pod recycling. OPINION: Around 61% of...
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Defra updates plastic waste export rules to non-OECD countries
A regulatory amendment to the government’s International Waste Shipment regulations means some ‘green list’ plastic waste can be exported to non-OECD countries. The amendment yesterday (29 July)...
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Commission finds ‘misconduct’ at former Cylch charity
The Charity Commission has found that there were “multiple instances of misconduct” around the administration of the former Welsh recycling charity, Cylch, which was mainly funded by the Welsh...
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Plastics recyclers to expect heavy demand, BIR says
The plastics recycling industry can expect “heavy demand” for the remainder of the year, according to the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR). In a quarterly report published at the end of July,...
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Oxford added to kerbside coffee pod recycling scheme
Oxford city council announced this week (3 August) it will work with Podback to enable residents to recycle their coffee pods at the kerbside. Established by Nestle and Jacob Douwe Egberts UK, Podback...
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Rising shipping costs spark competition concerns
Discussions are underway between the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and international maritime bodies over the increasing costs of international shipping. Rising shipping costs have been...
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Charity calls for ‘urgent’ introduction of all-in DRS
A charity has called on the government to introduce an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme (DRS) “urgently”, after its research found that such a system would capture 29% of items littered on UK beaches....
View ArticleBusinesses ‘not aware’ of plastics tax, Veolia says
A study conducted by waste management giant Veolia found that 83% of businesses are “not aware” of the plastics packaging tax, which is coming into force next year. However, the company says a similar...
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Tesco expands soft plastic collection scheme
Supermarket chain Tesco yesterday (23 August) announced the roll out of soft plastic collection points to every large store in the UK. The points can now be found at every large Tesco store in the UK...
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UK plastic exports fell in June, BAN says
The amount of ‘waste plastic’ exported from the UK fell by 35% in June 2021, compared with the previous year, according to data published by the Basel Action Network (BAN) and sourced from UK Trade...
View ArticleViridor ‘commissioning Avonmouth plastics plant’
Commissioning of Viridor’s new polymer reprocessing facility near Bristol is underway, the company has said. The move to commissioning comes after some engineering delays to the project, partly because...
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House of Lords debates Environment Bill
On the House of Lords’ first full day after summer recess, members met to debate the Environment Bill on Monday (6 September). The Environment Bill is currently in its report stage in the House of...
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