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Concerns raised over DRS impact
Concerns over the potential impacts of a deposit return system (DRS) in the UK emerged at the Resources and Waste Strategy Unwrapped conference in London yesterday (13 February). Sentiment from some in...
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Plastics export markets needed, says Recycling Association
The Recycling Association has countered calls for a ban on exports of plastic packaging for recycling saying that export markets are vital for the sector. The comments come in response to a call from a...
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Defra puts ‘on-the-go DRS’ in consultation options
Consultations are being launched today (18 February) on household waste measures to implement core aspects of the Resources and Waste Strategy in England. Lasting for 12 weeks, they will cover Deposit...
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Options set out for packaging waste reform
Full details of the options for a reformed producer responsibility system for packaging waste have been published by the government today (18 February). The details come within one of the four...
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30% recycled plastic tax level ‘may rise in future’
The government’s tax on plastic packaging will initially set a 30% threshold for recycled content in new products – but could be increased in future, the Treasury has said today. Full details of the...
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Hovis and TerraCycle launch bread bag recycling scheme
Bread producer Hovis has launched a recycling initiative for its LDPE bread bags in partnership with the specialist recycler TerraCycle. According to Hovis, all of its bread bags are recyclable through...
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Wide set of materials backed for Scottish deposit scheme
The Scottish Government’s consultation on a deposit return scheme has found a high level of support for a scheme which includes the widest range of materials possible. Overall, 45% of respondents...
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Funding awarded for plastic pigment project
Packaging waste compliance scheme Ecosurety is working with three companies on a project to develop a chemical process to remove the pigment from black and other coloured rigid plastics. The project...
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OPRL and WRAP announce ‘strategic partnership’
Resources charity WRAP and the On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) have announced a ‘strategic partnership’ setting out how the two organisations will work together towards meeting future recycling targets....
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Faerch offers ‘natural’ replacement to black plastic trays
Plastic packaging manufacturer Faerch has announced the launch of a ‘natural colour’ CPET packaging material, aimed at replacing black carbon plastic in ready meal packaging. The company is introducing...
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US firm develops ‘chemical recycling process’ for plastic
US chemical firm Eastman is developing a process to recycle polyester plastic waste, breaking down the material through a chemical process so that it can then be used in the production of new polymers....
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2018 packaging targets met, but ‘challenge ahead’
Packaging experts have welcomed the news that recycling targets for 2018 look to have been met, but have warned that 2019 targets could be more challenging. The comments come following the release of...
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DS Smith sells plastic packaging business
Packaging manufacturing and recycling firm DS Smith has announced the sale of its plastics division to the US private equity firm Olympus Partners for around £450 million. The plastics division...
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India moves to end plastic waste imports
India’s government has introduced changes to legislation that look to have effectively banned the import of plastic waste into the country. In a statement issued yesterday (6 March), India’s Ministry...
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Plant investment leads to losses at Clean Tech
A £7 million investment in sorting and production equipment contributed to a multi-million pound loss for the plastic recycling firm Clean Tech UK Ltd, but the company says performance has since...
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Veolia and Leon team up for DRS machine
Veolia has teamed up with the restaurant chain Leon to unveil a reverse vending machine which accepts plastics bottles and aluminium cans at its King’s Cross branch in London. The machine has been...
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Coral Products opens recycling facility at Haydock
Coral Products (Mouldings) Ltd saw its newly-built plastic container recycling facility at Haydock officially opened in mid-March, allowing the Merseyside-based company to reprocess used polypropylene...
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Terracycle launches ring-carrier recycling scheme
Hi-Cone, a manufacturer of LDPE plastic ring-carriers for multipack drinks packaging, has partnered with Terracycle to offer a recycling outlet for its products. TerraCycle is a company founded in the...
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News in brief (20/03/2019)
With news on: Councils join Metal Matters campaign; Veolia and Nestlé partnership; Powerday wood recycling, and; Environment Agency prosecution. Councils launch Metal Matters campaigns Three local...
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See recycling equipment demos at Letsrecycle Live
Details of some of the live recycling equipment demonstrations to feature at the inaugural Letsrecycle Live trade event have been released, with the event now just over two months away. The...
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