Zara Home and other related retailers fined for packaging non-compliance
High street retailer Zara Home and other businesses associated with it, have agreed to pay £26,000 in civil sanctions after failing to...
The Hut Group encouraging customers to return cosmetic packaging for recycling
Major online retailer The Hut Group (THG) has launched a recycling scheme for cosmetic packaging for its customers.
The...
Mondi develops paper pallet wrap to replace plastic film
Paper manufacturer Mondi and Italian machine producer ACMI have developed a paper pallet wrap that can replace the traditional plastic film.
PepsiCo Europe plans to eliminate virgin plastics in Walkers crisp packets by 2030
Walkers crisp packets should not include any virgin plastics by 2030, according to its owner PepsiCo Europe.
The company...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 12 March 2021
There is a heatwave occurring in the paper market at the moment, with OCC especially hot.
It also seems...
Corplex buys French recycling business GeboPlast
Plastic packaging business Corplex has acquired French plastic recycler GeboPlast.
GeboPlast will now be known as Corplex Recycling and...
Recycling prices and commentary: 27 May 2022
Please note, due to the two bank holidays in the UK next week, there will not be a report or pricing information....
Recycling prices and market commentary: 1 February 2019
Recovered fibre was the material that changed most dramatically this week with price falls seen across most grades.
With...
EU publishes new regulation on food grade plastic recycling
The European Commission has published its new regulation on food grade plastic recycling.
Set to come into force in...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 3 November 2023
After the big prices drops experienced by some grades last week, this week saw more stability and even some small rebound.