Bayer investigating fibre-based blister packs
Drug company Bayer has joined a scheme that aims to promote blister packs for medicines using fibre instead of plastics.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 13 October 2023
With the publication of the latest NPWD monthly data earlier in this week, the PRN/PERN markets reacted and this had some impact...
France selected to pilot digital watermarks to identify plastics for recycling
The digital watermarks initiative Holy Grail 2.0 will launch a pilot of the technology to identify plastics for recycling in France in...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 6 October 2023
This was a week of looking to the future, sticking fingers in the wind to try and find out which way the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 29 September 2023
There was stability in the market this week on the whole, but there was some movement for OCC and mixed paper in...
Swedish Plastic Recycling set to open ‘world’s largest’ plastic recycling plant
A 200,000 tonnes per year mixed plastic recycling plant is set to be opened in November by Swedish Plastic Recycling.
TotalEnergies to build mechanical plastic recycling facility near Paris
Oil and chemical firm TotalEnergies is to construct a mechanical plastic recycling unit at its Grandpuits site near Paris.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 22 September 2023
A recovery seems to be continuing for OCC with prices for this cardboard grade now back up to levels last seen in...
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...
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...