Defra promises to introduce ‘Simpler Recycling’ to replace consistency of collections
A communication from Defra to industry stakeholders has said that it plans to introduce 'Simpler Recycling' instead of the formerly proposed consistent...
SGT plans new rPET production unit in France
French company SGT is aiming to open a new rPET production unit in 2024 at its existing site in Rezé.
Greenback Recycling Technologies acquires Enval
Flexible packaging recycling firm Enval has been bought by advanced recycling technologies company Greenback Recycling Technologies.
Both companies are...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 15 September 2023
With some prices rising this week for some grades, is this a sign that a market that has been on the slide...
Funding of £1.5 million available to drive innovation in large-scale refillable packaging for liquids
UK Research & Innovation's Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) challenge has launched a £1.5 million competition to look at liquid food and...
Italian firm Dentis set to recycle 130,000 tonnes of PET bottles by 2024
Dentis Recycling Italy is set to expand its PET bottle recycling capacity to 130,000 tonnes by 2024.
The company...
Sites with waste exemptions should continue without need for permit, says The Recycling Association
The Recycling Association has written to Environment Minister Rebecca Pow asking her to reconsider whether low-risk facilities that currently operate under a...
Smurfit Kappa in merger discussions with US firm WestRock
Ireland's mill group and packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa has entered merger discussions with US packaging business WestRock.
If the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 8 September 2023
September is a month when people expect markets to take off after the quieter summer period.
Although historically, it...
Spanish steelmaker Celsa taken over by its creditors
Spain's largest privately owned company Celsa has been taken over by its creditors after the previous family owners failed to agree a...