Confirm Centre and AMCS working on project to boost material quality through technology
Ireland's University of Limerick Confirm Centre and recycling and waste industry software provider AMCS are working together on a project to drive...
Digital deposit return scheme could save £3.3 billion if implemented
A digital deposit return scheme (DRS) could reduce the costs of implementation by £3.3 billion, according to a report commissioned by the...
BMRA latest trade association to support The Recycling Event
Nine trade associations are now collaborating to develop The
Recycling Event after British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) pledged its
support.
Taking...
Legislation to ban plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds put before Parliament
Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds will be banned under legislation that has now been presented to Parliament.
In...
Diageo launch 100% plastic free paper whisky bottle
A 100% plastic free paper whisky bottle has been launched by drinks manufacturer Diageo.
In early 2021, Johnnie Walker...
Valpak models changes for packaging waste producers under EPR proposals
Compliance scheme Valpak has produced a report that looks at how packaging waste producers will be affected by the Government's proposals for...
Volvo promises 25% recycled plastic
Volvo Cars has announced that from 2025 at least 25 per cent of plastics used in every newly launched Volvo car will be made...
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.
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...
Imperial College London study shows benefits of plastic packaging tax
A study undertaken by Imperial College London and Veolia has found that there is a significant environmental and financial benefit from introducing...