Recycling prices and market commentary: 25 November 2022
The market remains focused on both the PRN/PERN price and the physical price for packaging grades.
Many of the...
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...
Whittard of Chelsea move to 100% cardboard for online delivery
Tea, coffee and cocoa retailer Whittard of Chelsea has redesigned its online packaging to 100% cardboard and enabling it to remove plastic...
Why we should focus on digital deposit return schemes by Joseph Doherty
Re-Gen managing director Joseph Doherty gives his view on why a digital deposit return scheme (DRS) should be considered across the UK
Fears expressed over impact of EPR consultation on recycling businesses
To respond to this EPR consultation that could have a profound impact on recycling businesses, visit the consultation pages here https://consult.defra.gov.uk/extended-producer-responsibility/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging/
Coca-Cola European Partners invests in start-up CuRe Technology to source rPET
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has funded CuRe Technology - a Dutch recycling start-up that aims to process difficult to recycle polymers.
RECOUP celebrating 30th birthday
Plastics recycling charity RECOUP is celebrating its 30th birthday this year.
When launched in 1990, it was only supposed...
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.
RECOUP finds 584,000 tonnes of household plastic packaging was recycled in 2020
RECOUP's 2021 UK Household Plastics Collection Survey has estimated that 584,000 tonnes of household plastic packaging was recycled in 2020.
Chiltern Railways to install coffee cup recycling at all of its stations
Train operator Chiltern Railways has implemented coffee cup recycling at all of its stations, with the official launch at Marylebone Station in London.
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