PRESS RELEASE: DRS delay should be opportunity to reconsider
The Recycling Association has welcomed the Government’s announcement that the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will be delayed until October 2027.
International collaboration creates easy-to-recycle bag for frozen vegetables
Oil giant ExxonMobil has worked with Polish polyethylene film producer Constantia Drukpol on easy-to-recycle frozen vegetable packaging.
Technology giants to combine on plastic-recycling process
French technology giant Technip Energies has agreed to help New York outfit Anellotech develop its innovative plastic recycling process.
UK to ban plastic from wet wipes
Ministers are to ban the sale of plastic-containing wet wipes in the UK
Recycling prices and market commentary: 19 April 2024
Prices for OCC keep rising, and there was a bit of momentum behind LDPE film grades this week.
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Corporate giants join forces to target hard-to-recycle plastics
Materials science specialist Dow and consumer goods maker Procter & Gamble have agreed to work together on new technology to recycle difficult plastics.
New laws urged as scale of plastic incineration revealed
New laws urged as scale of plastic incineration revealed
Tyrrells to come in part-recycled bags
Food giant KP Snacks has introduced recycled soft plastics into packaging for Tyrrells crisps.
Huge survey shows support for global plastics crackdown
Two-thirds of people desperately want to see worldwide bans on plastic that can't easily be recycled at source, according to a major survey.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 12 April 2024
While the plastic market remains subdued, this week continued to see some heat in the paper/cardboard and metals markets.