Recycled paper export report: October 2022
India, Vietnam and Turkey drove an improvement in OCC exports in October, but mixed was getting most interest from Europe and India....
China confirms ban on solid waste imports by end of this year
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment in China has said that it will end solid waste imports by the end of this...
James Armitage’s PRN market report
October means it is the business end of the year for packaging compliance and the PRN market.
There...
ALDI to trial clear HDPE caps on milk bottles
Supermarket ALDI is going to trail clear HDPE caps on milk bottles in Cheshire, Manchester and Liverpool.
Its semi-skimmed...
California bans export of most mixed plastics
US State California has voted to ban the export of most mixed plastics, with only certain mixed plastics exempt.
OPRL calls on Government to legislate for simple packaging recycling label
On-pack labelling organisation OPRL is launching a campaign that calls for the Government to legislate for a simple recycling design for packaging.
LyondellBasell and EEW sign deal to extract plastics from energy from waste feedstocks
A strategic partnership has been signed between Dutch chemical firm LyondellBasell and German company EEW Energy from Waste to investigate extracting plastics...
Recycled paper export report: May 2023
These are the latest HMRC export figures for May 2023 for key paper and cardboard grades. Only destinations of more than 1,000...
Recycled paper export report: February 2023
These are the latest HMRC export figures for February 2023 for key paper and cardboard grades. Only destinations of more than 1,000...
Multinational businesses call for acceleration of plastic circular economy
An organisation representing multinational businesses that operate in the Netherlands has called on the European Union to speed up the implementation of...