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News in brief (11/05/21)
With news on: AO turns fridges into ventilation systems; Tesco scraps soft plastic rings from beers and ciders; Biffa expands Roxby rail infrastructure; and, Agency launches World Ocean Day resources...
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WRAP calls on retailers to collect plastic bags
Resources charity WRAP has called on more supermarkets to collect all types of plastic bags and wrapping for sorting and recycling. The NGO launched new guidance yesterday (13 May) to help retailers...
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Greenpeace report sparks plastic export concerns
Concerns over plastic exports have been raised following a report by Greenpeace, which showed plastic waste shipped from the UK to Turkey illegally dumped and burned. Released this morning (17 May) the...
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Aldi trials soft plastic collection points
Supermarket chain Aldi is rolling out soft plastic collection points in select stores in the North of England and East Midlands, as part of a trial to help customers recycle the “problem material”. The...
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Turkey expands plastic import restrictions
The Turkish authorities have expanded a ban on the import of plastic waste into the country to include polyethylene, leading to fears this “effectively prohibits the majority” of plastic going to the...
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Moray to collect more plastics at kerbside
Moray council announced on 18 May it had expanded its kerbside collection services to accept a wider range of plastics. The council can now collect PET 1, which covers plastic bottles and yoghurt...
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Recycled plastic prices ‘at historic highs’
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) says prices of recycled plastics have increased to “historically high” levels globally. The international recycling federation, based in Brussels, attributes...
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Defra confirms Turkish import restrictions
Defra has confirmed the decision by the Turkish authorities last week to prohibit the import of Polyethylene plastic. And, in light of a looming ban on plastic exports to non OECD countries, the...
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Producers partner for £1m Flexible Plastic Fund
A £1 million fund which will aim to make flexible plastic packaging more “economically viable” for recyclers has today (27 May) been launched. Led by compliance scheme Ecosurety in partnership with...
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BPF backs Flexible Plastic Fund
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has welcomed the release of the £1m Flexible Plastic Fund, which was announced yesterday (27 May). The BPF will be one of the organisations involved in the scheme...
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Plastic recyclers report ‘huge demand’
Plastic recyclers at the Bureau of International Recycling’s (BIR) online convention have reported “huge demand and high prices” for recycled material, but said “terrible conditions” in the shipping...
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Fire crews tackle Van Werven plastics fire
Fire crews remain at the scene of a blaze at a plastics recycling plant in in Selby, North Yorkshire, operated by Dutch recycling firm Van Werven. The North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews...
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Lucozade invests £6 million in redesigning bottles
Suntory Beverage and Food Great Britain & Ireland (SBF G&I) has invested £6 million to support the recycling of its bottles by redesigning the packaging for its Lucozade brand. The soft drinks...
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Unilever to trial paper detergent bottle
Unilever announced yesterday (11 June) that it will be trialling a switch in the packaging of its leading laundry detergent from plastic to paper, with the first paper bottles to be rolled out in...
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Pow targets rigid plastic packaging
Recycling minister Rebecca Pow said on 11 June that more consistent recycling collections in England would enable all households and businesses to recycle rigid plastic packaging. Mrs Pow was...
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Review into Scottish DRS ‘go-live date’ underway
A review of the proposed ‘go-live date’ for the Scottish deposit return scheme (DRS) is underway, the Scottish government has told letsrecycle.com. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Scottish...
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Conwy trials digital DRS
Conwy county borough council has launched a digital deposit return scheme (DRS) trial in partnership with resources charity WRAP, the Welsh Government and Polytag. As part of the four week trial,...
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Bright Green Plastics upgrades Castleford facility
Plastic reprocessing firm Bright Green Plastics announced on 21 June it had invested a “significant seven figure sum” in upgrading its facility in Castleford, West Yorkshire. Formerly known as...
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Sainsbury’s expands flexible plastic collections
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has rolled out its flexible plastic recycling scheme to 520 stores nationwide. Sainsbury’s initially trialed the points in the North East The expanded initiative follows a...
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Defra working with DIT on UK plastic recycling
Defra is working with the Department for International Trade (DIT) on developing plastic processing infrastructure in the UK to reduce the need for exports, the Environment Minister Rebecca Pow has...
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