Recycling paper export report: January 2024
These are the latest HMRC export figures for January 2024 for key paper and cardboard grades. Only destinations of more than 1,000...
Recycled plastic export report: January 2024
These are the latest HMRC export figures for January 2024 for PE-based plastics – commodity code 391510. Only destinations of more than...
Big names demand DRS legislation ‘this spring’
Key organisations have urged ministers to pass a law within weeks to bring a deposit return scheme (DRS) into force this year.
Proposed vape-law penalties a ‘drop in the ocean’
Councils have demanded higher fines for businesses illegally selling disposable vapes.
£10,000 marketing support packages available to waste innovators
A key sector body is to hand out £60,000 of marketing and communications support to groundbreaking firms in the UK and Ireland.
Lush reuses plastic from global coastlines in UK bottles
Cosmetics retailer Lush has introduced bottles made from coastline-collected plastic.
Experts call for firm action to boost plastic recycling
A panel of experts led by Baroness Molly Meacher has urged ministers to ramp-up taxes on disposable plastics as part of a crackdown on pollution caused by the material.
Virgin Media O2 pays gamers for old consoles
Gamers can now earn cash rewards for recycling unused consoles, under an initiative from Virgin Media O2.
Updates on the Red Sea situation
We are now four months into the crisis in the Red Sea, and I thought it would be a good time to...
FEATURE: We take a look at sustainable coffee cups
In recent years, there have been several innovations in the field of recyclable coffee cups. Many companies are bringing new products to...