S. Norton calls on the Government to help reduce fire risk across industry from...
Major metal recycler S. Norton Group is calling on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to improve the risk...
CPI calls for separate collection of paper and cardboard
A position paper by the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has called for separate collection of paper and cardboard.
Multinational businesses call for acceleration of plastic circular economy
An organisation representing multinational businesses that operate in the Netherlands has called on the European Union to speed up the implementation of...
SABIC aiming for 1 million tonnes of chemically recycled plastic each year by 2030
Oil and chemicals company SABIC has said it intends to produce 1 million tonnes of chemically recycled plastic annually by 2030.
DS Smith has increased packaging prices to compensate for OCC price increase
Paper packaging manufacturer DS Smith has revealed that it has increased packaging prices due to the fact that its OCC input prices...
Recycling Market Commentary: 18 May 2018
Although the market continued to tick along this week, there appear to be some challenges ahead that are worrying participants.
Fallout from China's bans and...
Stora Enso plans to shut down newsprint machine and deinking plant in Sweden
Paper maker Stora Enso has announced its intention to close its PM3 newsprint machine at its Hylte Mill in Sweden by the...
EU proposes to take action on exports of waste to non-EU countries
As part of its Circular Economy Action Plan, the European Union has proposed to take action on exports of waste to non-EU...
Indian recovered fibre mills and trade association fined for forming cartel
A number of Indian mills that use recovered fibre have been fined for forming a price-fixing cartel.
Additionally, the...
£1 billion investment would end UK plastic exports, Viridor-commissioned research finds
A report commissioned by Viridor has found that £1 billion investment in the UK recycling infrastructure would end UK plastic exports.