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Defra assures councils ‘new burdens’ will be funded
A top Defra official has reinforced the government’s commitment to cover the costs of national changes to household waste collections which are likely to be set out in an Environment Bill later this...
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Recycling firm Plasticity (Worldwide) enters liquidation
Liquidators have been appointed at Staffordshire-based plastics recycling company, Plasticity (Worldwide) Ltd, which has debts of more than £2 million. A notice last month in the UK’s official record...
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Ince plans laid for ‘plastic to hydrogen’ plant
Peel Environmental has submitted plans to Cheshire West and Chester council for a £7 million ‘waste plastic to hydrogen plant’ near Ellesmere Port. The application forms part of a £130 million deal...
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Unilever to cut virgin plastic use in half
Unilever has announced plans to cut its use of virgin plastics in half by 2025 in a move which could help boost global demand for recycled material. Unilever has already launched refills for its Cif...
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WRAP plastics report finds ‘UK capacity challenge’
WRAP has said it is “imperative” to develop new plastics reprocessing infrastructure in the UK as it today (October 15) published its latest market situation report for plastics. Restrictions on...
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Farm films scheme agreed amid capacity concerns
A national voluntary scheme has been agreed for the collection of farm plastics in the UK, but concerns have been raised that there is insufficient capacity in the UK to process the material. The...
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Biffa calls for ban on plastic exports
Biffa has called for a ban on the export of plastic waste in order to drive plastic recycling in the UK. Biffa have called for a ban on plastic exports in a new report The waste management company said...
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People news round-up (17/10/19)
With news on; environment director selected for Newham council; Restore Datashred announce new managing director; WRAP appoints three new trustees; Berry bpi gains business development manager; new...
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Chemical recycling of plastics ‘10 years away’
It would be “optimistic” to suggest that chemical recycling will become a viable outlet for waste plastics inside the next decade, a specialist in the sector has said. The comments came from Rob de...
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Vegware provides guidance for processors
Compostable packaging producer Vegware has released new visual guidance for biowaste processors handling their products. With increasing volumes of compostable packaging entering processing facilities,...
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Aluminium and plastics boost in Q3 PRN data
The release of 2019 Q3 packaging waste recycling and recovery data has sparked optimism from some packaging experts that the prices for aluminium and plastic PRNs will ease, although concerns have been...
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News in brief (24/10/19)
With news on; BPF creates a sustainable packaging design tool; Record turnover for VWS Software Solutions; Suez invites visitors for Heritage Open Days 2019; LSS launches new ‘big yellow’ website, and;...
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Glass DRS ‘best for planet and consumers’
The inclusion of glass in Scotland’s proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is best “both for the planet and for consumers”, says Zero Waste Scotland. The comments come in response to heavy criticism...
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UK and EU prepare for single use plastic bans
Single use plastic products are no longer just being discouraged – both the UK and the European Union are set to make some of these products illegal. As Defra produces draft legislation banning plastic...
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Halloween news round-up (31/10/19)
With news on; Oxford blames pumpkins for November food waste spike; Try second hand costumes this Halloween, says Zero Waste Scotland; Tewkesbury warns residents about Halloween plastic waste; ReFood...
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Craemer expands with second Telford site
Plastics manufacturer Craemer Group is expanding with the opening of a second facility at Hortonwood West in Telford. Craemer UK has opened a second site in Telford The £25 million site for plastics...
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SUPs: Warning over ‘unintended consequences’
Plastics recyclers have warned that the regulatory framework behind the reduction of single use plastics (SUPs) could cause “serious unintended consequences”. This was the general verdict from the 2019...
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Trade waste boosts Biffa revenues
Biffa has reported half year results to 27 September 2019 which showed net revenues up by 8.7% to £560 million and underlying operating profit (before exceptional items) up 8.3%. Alongside the numbers...
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Waste paper prices ‘at ten year low’
The recovered paper market is experiencing a ‘ten year low’ in terms of prices and the situation is expected to remain challenging for 6-9 months, according to the Recycling Association. Simon Ellin...
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Engineering review leads to Project Beacon delays
EXCLUSIVE: Zero Waste Scotland has said that delays to Project Beacon – which will see three companies form an ‘advanced plastics reprocessing facility’ in Perthshire – are down to an engineering...
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