Treasury raises £276 million from Plastic Packaging Tax in 2022/2023
A total of £276 million was collected by HMRC in 2022/2023 that went into Treasury coffers from the Plastic Packaging Tax.
Germany planning to expand end-of-waste status to help secure raw materials
Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action has set out plans to help it secure raw materials that includes rolling...
Project working on standard for recycled plastic content
Funding has been awarded to a new project to determine a standard for recycled plastic content.
With a new...
Recycled plastic export report: September 2021
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
Recycling Market Commentary and Prices: 29 June 2018
China continues to dominate what is going on in the recycling market and market prices, whether it is on a weekly basis or the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 22 May 2020
As one recycling market commentator put it, "what goes up, must come down" and this was the case for certain paper grades...
Scottish research to look at turning waste PET into drugs
A team of Scottish researchers are investigating whether PET could be recycled into drugs to treat neurological conditions.
Scientists...
Honeywell and Sacyr to open plastic chemical recycling plant in Spain
Technology firm Honeywell and services business Sacyr have announced a joint venture for a 30,000 tonnes per year plastic chemical recycling facility...
European soft drinks industry wants their PET bottles back for closed loop recycling
Trade associations representing the European soft drinks industry have said they want their PET bottles back so they can be closed loop...
Tyrrells to come in part-recycled bags
Food giant KP Snacks has introduced recycled soft plastics into packaging for Tyrrells crisps.
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