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Recycling prices and market commentary: 10 March 2023

Frosty winds are blowing across the market at the moment, with trading volumes reported as low again across most materials.

German scientists develop HDPE-like polyester that is also biodegradable

Scientists at Germany's University of Konstantz have developed a biodegradable polyester that has HDPE-like properties. In a paper in...

Heinzel to convert UPM mill in Austria from newsprint to kraft paper production

UPM's Steyrermühl mill in Austria will be converted from newsprint to kraft paper production when it is taken over by Heinzel Group.

Walkers crisps trialling new paper-based flexible outer packaging

Multipacks of Walkers crisps may soon have paper-based flexible outer packaging if a trial proves successful. Around 300,000 six-pack...

Cloughwater Plastics avoids winding up order

Ireland's Cloughwater Plastics has avoided being wound up after the application was withdrawn. In February, creditors from Netherlands-based Van...
Paper pulp

CPI persuades Defra that paper and cardboard recycling rate data was wrong

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has worked with Defra to correct a statistical report that suggested there had been a 15%...

RECOUP opens its own lab to help with RecyClass certification of plastics

Plastics charity RECOUP has opened up its own laboratory to help it give companies RecyClass certification of plastics. It...

Recycling prices and market commentary: 3 March 2023

There were strange things happening in the PRN/PERN market this week, with unexplainable price changes occurring. Well, possibly the...

Soft plastics recycling plant co-owned by Morrisons opens in Scotland

A soft plastics recycling plant that is co-owned by Morrisons and Yes Recycling has been opened in Fife, Scotland.

Reconomy buys Danish recycling technology firm Combineering

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Danish green tech business Combineering has been bought by UK circular economy firm Reconomy. Combineering provides science-based recycling solutions...
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