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News in brief (17/04/20)
With news on: Black plastic usage falling, study finds, Liebherr releases new wheel loader,LVF Teams up with OSO to recycle polythene,Database to measure impact of reusing IT Black plastic usage...
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Webinar to discuss pandemic and materials markets
A free webinar on materials and markets in the recycling sector during the coronavirus pandemic will be held by letsrecycle.com tomorrow (22 April 2020). The webinar is a third in a series of webinars...
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Concern over plastic straw ban delay
Defra’s decision to postpone the plastic straw ban has been described as “very disappointing” amid fears that the pandemic will threaten progress on recycling and waste. On Wednesday (15th April) the...
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Viridor to virtually consult on polymers plant
Viridor has announced that it will virtually share plans for its polymers reprocessing plant at Dunbar in Scotland with the local community later this week. The original plan to offer face to face...
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Thamesdown Recycling wins Cotswold deal
Thamesdown Recycling has been awarded a contract to continue processing dry mixed recyclables on behalf of Cotswold district council. The contract, which was re-awarded to the waste management company...
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Consumers ‘prefer glass packaging’, study finds
Environmental campaigner Friends of Glass is calling on brands to switch to glass packaging following a survey which shows shoppers prefer the material because of its “superior environmental...
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Regulatory constraints ‘stifle recycling’, study says
Regulatory and technological constraints discourage efforts to recycle plastic packaging, according to a study carried out by Brunel University London and the University of Leeds. The Defra-backed...
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British Glass urges Scotland to pause DRS plans
A survey commissioned by the glass sector trade association British Glass found that 61% of people think that Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) should be paused in light of the Covid-19 pandemic....
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Deposit return approved by Scottish parliament
The deposit return scheme (DRS) has been approved by Scottish parliament in a vote yesterday (13 May) after debate that it should be paused in light of the coronavirus outbreak. The Scottish...
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UK recycling must double to hit targets, Recoup says
Reprocessing infrastructure in the UK may need to double its output of recycled plastic to meet governmental targets, research suggests. The UK’s reprocessing capacity may need to increase by 100% to...
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Viridor strikes plastic recycling agreement
Waste management company Viridor has agreed a deal in principle with chemical recycling firm Plastic Energy which will see it supply a facility with 30,000 tonnes of unrecycled plastic a year. Under...
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Plastic recycling ‘could cease to be profitable’
Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) has claimed that plastics recycling as an industry will “cease to be profitable” unless further government support is offered. The warning comes in the face of what the...
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GreenRedeem unveils results of DRS alternative
GreenRedeem has criticised plans for a deposit return scheme (DRS) in the UK, instead saying a system it has piloted in schools across Berkshire delivers better results. The ‘behavioural change’...
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UK markets ‘under pressure but improving’
A Covid-19 update from the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has said that parts of the UK recycling market are under “severe pressure”, but business is “slowly improving”. The update, published...
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‘Major’ fire at Merseyside plastics recycling site
Twenty fire engines attended a plastics recycling site at Newton-le-Willows in Merseyside after a “major” fire broke out yesterday (20 May). The facility involved at the Sankey Valley Industrial Estate...
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WRAP announces plastic recycling grants
Resources charity WRAP has announced that four projects have won grants totalling nearly £1m as part of a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) competition to find innovative solutions to plastic waste....
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News in brief (22/05/20)
With news on: Pandemic sees sales of single-use plastics soar; Envar to provide dedicated compostable packaging service; Cromwell Polythene donates film for PPE; Geminor begins supplying LDPE to...
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Greenpeace calls for plastics recycling investigation
Environmental campaigner Greenpeace has called for an investigation into the plastics recycling industry after its studies found imports of the material from Europe has caused an “environmental crisis”...
View ArticleCrews remain at scene of Solway Recycling fire
Fire crews remain at the scene of a fire which broke out yesterday (31 May) afternoon at a recycling facility in Shawhead, near Dumfries, owned by Solway Recycling. At the height of the blaze, 45 crew...
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Viridor investigating fire at Kent plastics plant
An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire which broke out at Viridor’s plastics recycling facility in Rochester, Kent, last week (27 May). The Kent Fire and Rescue Service said that 10...
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