European Parliament votes for separate collections of packaging for recycling by 2029
The European Parliament has voted to ensure that EU Member States collect 90% of materials contained in packaging separately by 2029.
Hong Kong Government provides coronavirus recycling subsidy
A recycling subsidy has been launched by the Hong Kong Government to help its recycling sector deal with the coronavirus situation.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 24 June 2022
Many metal grade prices crashed this week. Is this a warning to other materials?
On the back of fears...
Kraft Heinz and Pulpex looking to develop paper-based ketchup bottle
Food company Kraft Heinz and sustainable packaging firm Pulpex are working on development of a paper-based ketchup bottle.
It...
Mondi reports strong containerboard exports to China
Packaging giant Mondi has said that it has seen a rise in exports of containerboard to China in its interim results.
National Audit Office report shows Defra does not have delivery plans for EPR, Consistency...
A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has shown that Defra does not have delivery plans in place for its flagship...
China issues small set of recycled paper import quota
A small issue of recycled paper import quota has been released by the Chinese Government.
Just 52,690 tonnes of...
More than half of global paper production is made from recovered fibre BIR study...
A study by BIR has discovered that more than half of global paper production includes recovered fibre.
In 2018,...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 31 July 2020
The summer recycling market truly kicked in this week with many taking time off, even if they were not venturing too far...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 August 2020
Yet again, the plastic recycling trade was dominated by the PRN/PERN price.
With a fall of about £30 per...
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