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Scottish committee to explore ‘cash for trash’
The Scottish Parliament has agreed that its environment committee is to explore a number of issues – including “cash for trash” incentives – to assess how Scotland might better manage waste. The...
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Plastic film and mixed paper exports to China under pressure
Exports from the UK of recovered paper and used plastic film for recycling in China remain under pressure, in the face of a quality clampdown by Chinese customs authorities. On the paper side, the...
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PackFlow 2025 gives four target options
Four ways forward for the UK’s packaging waste system after 2020 were put forward in a study today (27 June) for the Valpak compliance scheme. On the agenda for discussion are proposals in ‘PackFlow...
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Recycling schemes for cups and cards move forward
Progress on two separate recycling schemes has been reported this week: one for PVC store cards and a second for cup collections. A store gift card trial has seen one million PVC cards successfully...
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Vanden expands with Cambridgeshire plastic facility
Vanden Recycling has reached a ‘key milestone’ in the company’s expansion with the opening of a plastic processing facility for post-consumer material in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. The recycling...
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Swansea roll-out reusable bags for plastics
A kerbside collection scheme with reusable recycling bags for plastic recyclables has been rolled out across Swansea, after a trial was carried out in parts of the city. Swansea council has provided...
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Coca-Cola backs changes to PRN system
Coca-Cola has thrown its support behind the idea of changes to the PRN system including support for materials to be recycled in the UK rather than overseas. Coca-Cola is supportive of the PRN system...
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China confirms need to sort mixed papers
China has formally told the World Trade Organisation of its plan to ban certain imports of waste materials from the end of 2017. For the waste and recycling sector this is likely to impact on certain...
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Retailers report 83% reduction in plastic bags
Today (21 July) DEFRA has reported that the 7 main retailers issued 83% fewer bags in 2016 to 2017 compared to the calendar year 2014. This works out as over six billion fewer bags than was recorded in...
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EU funding for black plastic sorting technology
Plastics recycler Luxus, Nordic processor Polykemi and plastics manufacturer One51 have secured a £1.29m investment from the EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme for a project to sort...
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Plastic has ‘strong’ showing in Q2 packaging figures
Recycling targets for packaging materials including plastic, paper, glass, wood, aluminium and steel for 2017 look on course to be met, according to latest figures which show progress made during the...
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Kerbside carton collection hits ‘66% coverage’
Trade group the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK has reported that local authorities collecting cartons for recycling from the kerbside has hit 66%. However, ACE UK was unable...
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Councils and waste firms must act over exports, ministers told
Government was told today by the paper sector that local authorities and waste management companies are among those that must act to help ensure standards are met for the export of recyclables. The...
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EA updates export guidance for range of materials
Updated guidance relating to the export of packaging, batteries and waste electrical items for recycling has been issued by the Environment Agency. The guidance relates to the rules surrounding the...
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Investigation launched into V10 Polymers fire
A fire which took place at a waste plastics plant in Blackburn today (21 August) has now been extinguished. The fire started in the early hours of this morning at a plastic recycling plant on a site...
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Consultation closes on revised China import rules
Consultation closed before the Bank Holiday weekend (25 August) on proposals from China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection over changes to import controls of materials for recycling within the...
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Recycling Association in warning over China rule changes
Implementation of more restrictions on the importing of materials for recycling into China could hit China’s income from the European region, the Recycling Association has warned. Chinese imports into...
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Investigation launched into V10 Polymers fire
A fire which took place at a waste plastics plant in Blackburn today (21 August) has now been extinguished. The fire started in the early hours of this morning at a plastic recycling plant on a site...
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Consultation closes on revised China import rules
Consultation closed before the Bank Holiday weekend (25 August) on proposals from China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection over changes to import controls of materials for recycling within the...
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Recycling Association in warning over China rule changes
Implementation of more restrictions on the importing of materials for recycling into China could hit China’s income from the European region, the Recycling Association has warned. Chinese imports into...
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