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RECOUP calls for collaboration on plastics
The industry must work together to ensure that the incineration of plastics is only a fallback option, rather than the main one. That’s according to Stuart Foster, chief executive of plastics charity...
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‘Large scale’ fire at JFC Plastics site
The Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed that it is still dealing with a fire which engulfed a plastic recycling site owned by JFC Plastics in Warwickshire. The fire service says crews...
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Surge in rejected material at Greater Manchester MRF
A substantial rise in the amount of material being rejected at Greater Manchester’s materials recycling facility has been put down to stricter quality requirements for recycled material. That’s...
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Industry reacts to national media claims over recycling
Differences between packaging waste data and HMRC export figures for recycling have prompted reports in the national press over the UK’s recycling sector being investigated for fraud. While some of...
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LGA warns of ‘risk’ to councils from China ban
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned of the higher waste costs being faced by councils over the last year as a “direct impact” of China’s restrictions on imports of recycled materials from...
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Unilever and Veolia partner on global plastics work
Unilever and Veolia have announced a collaboration agreement to jointly work on emerging technologies that will help create a circular economy on plastics, across various geographies. Starting in...
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MEPs back 35% recycled plastic requirement for bottles
The European Parliament has approved a report proposing to make it mandatory to include of at least 35% recycled content in new plastic bottles by 2025. Earlier this month, the European Parliament’s...
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Plastics ‘recycling to oil’ ambitions expand
A fourth company which claims to have the technology to turn waste plastics into oil has announced its intentions to set up a plant in the UK. Plastics Energy, which says it operates two industrial...
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Q3 PRN figures prompt mixed response
There has been a mixed reaction from packaging recycling experts to the third quarter packaging recycling data released this week. The Q3 packaging data, published on the National Packaging Waste...
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Opinion: Dealing with market changes
OPINION: Waste and recycling expert, Paul Dumpleton, director of CSD Ltd reflects on changes in overseas recycling markets. The recent changes in the Asian market should come as no surprise as there...
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Chancellor promises tax to boost plastic recycling
Government will levy a tax on single-use plastic packaging which contains less than 30% recycled content, Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced today in his autumn budget statement. The measure was...
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Plastics recycled content tax gets the thumbs-up
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s star Budget environmental measure of a tax on plastic packaging, which uses less than 30% recycled content, has generally been welcomed by the recycling sector, with...
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EU ministers seek clarity on single-use plastics
Environment ministers from EU member states have called for strict guidelines on the definition of ‘single-use’ plastics, as part of new EU regulations being drawn up to reduce plastic waste. The...
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TerraCycle teams up with producers on complex packaging
Three recycling schemes for traditionally difficult to recycle packaging products have been announced in recent weeks, in partnership with specialist recycling firm TerraCycle. And, the company will...
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EU discussions centre on single use plastics
Lobby groups who are keen to see the European Parliament’s idea of having at least 35% of recycled plastic in beverage bottles by 2025 are keeping the pressure on within Europe as discussions take...
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Viridor collaborates with brands on product packaging
Viridor has announced it is working with a number of leading highstreet retail brands to ensure product packaging can survive the sorting process at its UK polymer recycling facilities. According to...
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WRAP sets out actions in Plastics Pact roadmap
Key actions businesses should take to help stop plastic packaging polluting the environment have been laid out by WRAP in the UK Plastics Pact Roadmap to 2025, published today (15 November). The...
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Retailers differ over plastic bag alternatives
National retailers are offering differing alternatives to single-use plastic bags, as both the Co-op and Marks & Spencer are bringing in new initiatives. The Co-op is rolling-out compostable...
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Swindon MP opens ‘plastic-to-oil’ machine factory
The MP for North Swindon has opened a “headquarters and manufacturing facility” for plastics-to-oil company Recycling Technologies. Justin Tomlinson, the Conservative MP and a former marketing...
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EU Commission attacks ‘weak’ plastic pledges
The European Commission has urged industry to go further with pledges to use recycled plastic in products. The call comes after an assessment of responses to its Plastics Strategy showed that demand...
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