Recycling prices and market commentary: 26 February 2021
The paper and cardboard market saw the main price rises this week as demand for recovered fibre and lack of supply continues...
Soft drinks trade association pledges that PET bottles will use 100% recycled content by...
Trade association UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe has pledged that PET bottles will contain 100% recycled content by 2030.
The...
Malaysia looking to increase fines on illegal waste shipments
Malaysia's Department of Environment has launched a consultation on increasing fines on illegal waste shipments.
It is also looking...
Vietnam to audit companies that are using imported recyclable materials
Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has written to the country's provinces and cities ordering them to audit companies that...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 19 February 2021
It was a mixed picture in the recycling market this week, with recycled material traders seeing different performance for different grades.
Ben Richardson on the PRN market: February 2021
2020 is finally put to bed for packaging compliance, with the end of January seeing businesses and producer compliance schemes complying for...
Avery Dennison launches label liner take-back recycling programme
Label firm Avery Dennison has launched a take-back recycling programme for label liners.
Known as AD Circular, it will...
New Maersk vessel may be fuelled by paper mill waste
A new Maersk ship could operate on a fuel derived from paper mill waste.
The shipping line has announced...
Recycled paper export report: December 2020
December 2020 saw more OCC, mixed paper and news & pam exported from the UK compared to November. This is according to...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 12 February 2021
Paper and plastic grades were mostly subdued this week as the struggles in the recycling market continued to have an impact.