Recycling prices and market commentary: 15 January 2020
Brexit seemed to become more of an issue for the recycling market this week, as it became more challenging to ship material...
INEOS to increase recycled LDPE and LLDPE content in flexible packaging to 60%
INEOS Olefins & Polymers has partnered with Saica Natur with the aim of increasing its LDPE and LLDPE content in flexible packaging...
Packaging-reduction targets loom for Europe
A deal has been struck to slash the amount of packaging used across the EU.
£3.2 million funding given to plastic packaging reduction, reuse and recycling
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced £3.2 million in funding for 17 projects involved in plastic packaging reduction, reuse and recycling.
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.
Martin Robb’s recycled plastic market report: November 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, I can without doubt say that this has been the most challenging year since I started...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 9 July 2021
It was another week of mostly stable prices, but driven by a great deal of uncertainty in the recycling market.
OPRL to add PP flexible bags to supermarket front of store collections
Packaging recycling label organisation OPRL is changing its rules to allow PP flexible bags to be collected at the front of large...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 11 November 2022
There isn't a lot of confidence around in the market at the moment, and there isn't a great deal of consistency either.
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.