EPR: regulations published after latest delay to scheme
Ministers have published draft regulations that will eventually implement the long-delayed extended producer responsibility policy.
The government in 2022...
BIR paper president expecting strong second half of 2021 for recovered fibre
BIR paper division president and Paprec chief executive Jean-Luc Petithuguenin is expecting the second half of 2021 to be strong for recovered...
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...
Recycling Market Conditions – looking ahead (19 March 2018)
Last week was a quiet one for the recycling market, and there is no reason to expect this week will be much different.
In the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 27 September 2019
Volatility wasn't the key message in this week's recycling market for once as plastic PRN/PERN prices remained stable.
As...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 26 July 2019
Both recycled paper and plastics grades saw price increases this week, but both were due to different market conditions.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 4 August 2023
August is here and the recycling markets reflect the season even if the weather doesn't.
Buyers in mainland Europe...
Export of recyclate can boost developing nations as part of circular economy
A World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) document has suggested that export of recycled materials can...
Recycling market commentary: 23 March 2018
There has been some recent increases in the price of plastic grades as the market has heated up with material able to move.
But the expectation...
EU paper and plastic exports switch to India and Malaysia from China
Data published by Eurostat has shown that EU paper and plastic exports moved from China to India and Malaysia in 2019.