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Packaging data ‘promising’ but caution remains
Provisional monthly packaging data has shown “promising” signs towards the UK meeting its 2020 obligations, but the full impact of the lockdown on markets won’t be seen until finalised Q2 figures are...
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Turkish demand strengthens for UK recovered paper
PODCAST: The significance of Turkey now – and in the future – as a market for recovered or waste paper from the UK has been signalled by the country’s largest recycling business, Yurekli Kagit. Mr...
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WRAP defends record on flexible plastic recycling
WRAP has pledged to tackle the issue of soft flexible plastic packaging such as bags and wrapping, after admitting it hasn’t “fully cracked” how to ensure the material is recycled. The resources...
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CCEP invests in plastics recycling start-up
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has invested in recycling start-up CuRe Technology as it looks to eliminate virgin oil-based PET from its packaging within the next decade. CuRe Technology says it...
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Policy Connect backs EfW as ‘best available’
A report from the cross-party group Policy Connect has concluded that energy from waste (EfW) is the “safest and cheapest” solution to the UK’s residual waste problem if plastics are removed. The...
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Bright Green Plastics invests in sorting plant
Castleford-based plastic recycling firm Bright Green Plastics has announced that it will invest £750,000 into a plastic sorting plant at its site in West Yorkshire. The sorting facility will cost...
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Sutco automates bunker management for MRFs
Recycling technology specialist Sutco has announced the findings of research into an automated bunker management system for packaging waste sorting plants. The development and implementation work is...
View ArticleJayplas partners with Exeter to recycle sacks
Jayplas has partnered with Exeter city council to produce new polythene recycling sacks made from waste film collected by the authority in a ‘closed loop’ project. The collected film includes household...
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Integrated plastic flake solutions and quality
In this opinion written by Tom Eng, TOMRA Senior Vice President and Head of TOMRA Sorting Recycling, considers how integrated flake sorting solutions pave the way to increased quality when dealing...
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EU outlines £800 a tonne plastics tax
The European Union is to introduce a levy on plastic waste from January 2021 as part of the bloc’s €750 billion coronavirus recovery fund agreement. Proceeds from the tax will go directly to the EU,...
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NRT launches colour-based optical sorter with AI
American-based sorting equipment business, NRT has unveiled the development of a recyclables sorting machine which can use what it describes as an “additional layer of intelligence”. Using the Max-Ai...
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EU’s plastics levy plans criticised
The EU-level trade association of European plastics converters EuPC has criticised the European Union’s plans to introduce a levy on plastic waste from January 2021. As part of the bloc’s €750 billion...
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Plastic bag charge ‘cuts sales by over 95%’
Plastic carrier bag sales have been slashed by more than 95% since the 5p charge was introduced in 2015, government data shows. According to figures published today (30 July), major supermarkets such...
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Wales seeks single use plastics ban
The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on plans to ban a range of single-use plastic items. Ahead of a beach clean in Anglesey, which was the first local authority in Wales to be given...
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Cumbria and Doncaster in plastic road initiatives
Cumbria county council and Doncaster council are both participating in separate highway and kerbside initiatives using recycled plastic materials following successful trials. Cumbria Cumbria county...
View ArticleCrews remain at Birmingham plastics factory fire
West Midlands Fire Service spent the night fighting a fire which engulfed a plastics recycling factory at the Tyseley Industrial Estate in Birmingham. The blaze, which broke out yesterday afternoon (10...
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Birmingham plastics factory fire extinguished
The West Midlands Fire Service has confirmed that a fire which engulfed a plastics recycling factory at the Tyseley Industrial Estate in Birmingham has been extinguished. The blaze broke out on the...
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DCS gains fridge plant variation after emissions concerns
The Environment Agency has granted specialist fridge recycler Davis Commercial Services Ltd (DCS) a permit variation for its Northamptonshire facility, after initial concerns about air emissions. The...
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Enval aiming to capture ‘mid-range plastics’
With major changes coming to the UK’s extended producer responsibility legislation along with the Treasury’s plastic packaging tax, processes to recycle more plastics are gathering pace. It is against...
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Industry backs plastics tax as consultation closes
Representatives of the waste management industry have urged the government to back plans for a £200-a-tonne tax on plastic packaging containing less than 30% recycled content. Today (20 August) marks...
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