Solihull man fined for sending illegal plastic waste to Indonesia
A former company director from Solihull has been fined £11,200 for sending illegal plastic waste to Indonesia.
Tianyong Wang...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 12 August 2022
Summer trading can sometimes bring about strange pricing, and this was one of those weeks, especially for plastics.
With...
ISRI says chemical recycling for energy and fuels is not recycling
US recycling trade association ISRI has set out a position statement on plastic chemical recycling and said that using it to create...
Tesco ends trial of reusable packaging with Loop
Supermarket Tesco has ended a trial of reusable packaging it undertook with Loop.
Ten stores in the East of...
Half yearly profits fall at Lee & Man as costs bite
Hong Kong-based paper group Lee & Man has seen its half year profits fall following an increase in costs plus the impact...
Veolia agrees to sell Suez UK waste business to Macquarie for €2.4 billion
Macquarie Asset Management has agreed to buy Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group from Veolia for €2.4 billion (£2.02 billion).
Recycling prices and market commentary: 5 August 2022
For paper and plastic grades it was another week where prices dropped by quite a bit.
In the case...
Recyclate prices and Suez acquisition help Veolia to strong first half results
Veolia has reported revenue growth of 46.2% in the first half of its 2022 financial year compared to the same period in...
Thailand orders mixed paper to be returned to Australia due to contamination
Thailand's Environment Minister Warawut Silpa-archa has ordered that 130 tonnes of mixed paper must be returned to Australia due to contamination.
Biffa reports record revenue and acquisition of DJB Recycling
Waste management company Biffa has reported record revenue of £1.44 billion in its annual results for the 2021/2022 financial year.