Recycled plastic export report: November 2021
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 21 January 2022
Some paper grades increased in values this week, some plastic grades fell and metals were stable.
For many, this...
Government proposes replacing waste registration with permit system
The Government has launched a consultation that is proposing to replace the current waste registration regime with a permit system.
Colgate set to launch fully recyclable HDPE toothpaste tubes globally by 2025
Colgate-Palmolive will launch fully recyclable HDPE toothpaste tubes around the world by 2025.
In late 2019, Colgate began the...
Poland set to require waste shipment registration from 1 February 2022
Poland will require all waste transport into and transiting through the country to be registered from 1 February 2022.
Eastman to invest $1billion in world’s largest plastic chemical recycling plant in France
US speciality materials company Eastman has announced plants to build the world's largest plastic chemical recycling plant in France.
US questions China over discrimnatory ban on imports of recyclable materials
The United States has questioned why China discriminates between domestic and imported sources of recycled materials.
In a meeting...
Loop Industries and Suez selects site in Normandy, France for first PET recycling plant
Canadian company Loop Industries and waste management company Suez have chosen a site in Normany, France for their first European Infinite Loop...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 14 January 2022
The market was starting to find its feet this week, but there is still a lot of working out how 2022 is...
Geminor starts construction of Hull facility to separate plastic from general waste for chemical...
Norwegian waste management company Geminor has started construction of a facility in Hull where it will separate plastic from general waste for...