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Keith Trower calms the markets at Viridor
INTERVIEW: In the wake of months of volatile recycling markets, the appointment of a former oil man to head up Viridor’s resource and recycling division looks to have been a sound move. Keith Trower,...
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Plastics focus for Recycle Week 2018
WRAP has announced the theme for Recycle Week 2018: ‘Recycling. We do. Because it matters.’ Recycle Week is returning this year from 24-30 September Taking place from Monday 24 to Sunday 30 September...
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Obituary: Brian Perry, chairman of Perrys Recycling
Brian Perry, chairman of south west business Perrys Recycling, has died at the age of 78. Hugely popular and well-liked for a friendly and knowledgeable approach to business over many years, his death...
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Vietnamese ports impose import restrictions
Plastics recyclers have expressed concerns over restrictions on the imports of plastics into Vietnam because two of its main ports are awash with material for recycling and delays to ships seeking...
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Recycling Technologies agrees forward sales
Recycling Technologies has announced £65 million worth of deals for the forward sale of the output from its patented machine, which the company claims can turn all post-consumer plastic back into oil....
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Zero Waste Scotland highlights lost packaging revenue
More than 64,000 tonnes of plastic packaging is disposed of in household general waste bins and sent to landfill in Scotland each year, costing around £11 million. The figures were released today by...
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Suez unveils Dutch plastics recovery facility
Resource management firm Suez and multinational plastics and chemicals company, LyondellBasell, have joined forces to recycle plastics at a specialised facility near Maastricht, Holland. The technology...
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Scottish plastics plant receives further funding
Zero Waste Scotland has announced further funding worth more than £3 million for ‘Project Beacon’, which will see an “advanced” plastics reprocessing facility implemented in Perthshire. The government...
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WRAP confirms incineration of plastics because of China ban
Plastics which might have been recycled ahead of China’s restrictions on quality are being sent to energy from waste plants and to Eastern Europe for used as solid recovered fuel, according to resource...
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Treasury minister links taxes to recycled materials
A Treasury minister today commented that the government is looking at how the tax system or charges can link in with more use of recycled materials, writes Sarah Horton. The focus on the tax system was...
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Black plastic to go in mixed coloured stream
Viridor has launched a scheme with three UK supermarkets to use recycled black plastics in new food grade packaging, but say this will not immediately lead to widespread kerbside collection of the...
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Australian ‘plastics to oil’ machine set for UK
An Australian company behind a machine which it says can convert end-of-life and industrial plastics back into oil say it has the upper hand over similar schemes as it is not reliant on public funds....
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Polyurethane foam and the environment
Technical Foam Services – an independent foam convertor based in Corby – sees the importance of an increased environmental focus in the foam industry with the potential of new materials and production...
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Government funds St Helena plastics scheme
A new scheme to reduce and monitor plastic pollution on the island of St Helena has secured £72,000 in funding from the Government. The project is part of a package of funding and support for UK...
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John Lewis Group looks to start-ups to reduce plastic
The John Lewis Partnership has announced that the topic for its “start-up innovation” programme this year will be to reduce plastic use in both John Lewis and Waitrose. The John Lewis Group, which...
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Plastics focus at Resource Association awards
Resource Association chair Robbie Warden has welcomed government and public support for measures to tackle pollution after what he described as 12 months of uncertainty and surprises. Robbie Warden,...
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Coca-Cola launches UK reverse vending scheme
Coca-Cola has teamed up with Merlin Entertainments – which owns a string of UK attractions including Thorpe Park and LEGOLAND – to provide half price entry in exchange for used plastic drink bottles....
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Plastic Omnium to sell containers division
French plastics manufacturer, Plastic Omnium – known in the UK waste sector as a major supplier of wheeled bins and waste containers – has outlined plans for the sale of its environmental division....
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Bridgend conflicted over plastic liners
Bridgend county borough council in South Wales is looking at the potential of using plastic bags for the collection of food waste, despite an aim to be a ‘plastic-free’ borough. A spokesperson for the...
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Compostable cups get green light for composting sites
Garden waste composting facilities across the UK have been permitted to process certified compostable packaging materials, including cups and lids. They qualify if milk or cream fit for human...
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