Government “concerned” about refuse derived fuel quality and exports
Defra has launched a call for evidence on refuse derived fuel (RDF) as it is concerned that minimally treated material is being exported.
Retail and manufacturing waste down 80,000 tonnes against 2012 baseline
WRAP has published its second interim report on Courtauld Commitment 3 that shows retailers and manufacturers have reduced waste.
New plastics recycling company Indigo Environmental Group targeting UK manufacturing
Indigo Environmental Group has been launched to recycle UK industrial plastics.
Set up by former Avanti Environmental founder Paul Kinley, the business has begun buying...
Budget announces £200 per tonne plastic packaging tax
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the plastic packaging tax will be £200 per tonne from April 2022 in the Budget.
Highest level of waste sector deals since 2010
UK waste sector mergers and acquisitions activity was higher in 2017 than in any of the previous six years.
Financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP's...
Ribena bottle redesigned to make it from 100% recycled PET and fully recyclable
Suntory Beverage and Food GB and Ireland (SBF GB&I) has redesigned its Ribena bottle so that it is now made from 100%...
Recovered paper market faces perfect storm says The Recycling Association
Global recovered paper markets remain extremely challenging, according to The Recycling Association chief executive Simon Ellin.
But he...
OPRL says PVC and PS no longer recyclable packaging
Packaging recycling label organisation OPRL has developed new rules that mean there mostly becomes a binary Recycle or Don't Recycle label.
New twist as Leeds Paper Recycling directors charged with waste crime offences
Three directors of Leeds Paper Recycling, which this week went into liquidation, have been charged with waste crime offences.
Waitrose introduces designer rPET shopping bags
Waitrose has joined forces with reusable bag manufacturer Jutexpo and designer Emma Bridgewater to create a designer rPET shopping bag made entirely from recycled...
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