Costa Coffee to pay £70 a tonne for recycling of coffee cups
Major coffee chain Costa is to pay waste management companies a guaranteed £70 per tonne to collect coffee cups for recycling.
The company plans to...
Plastic recycling rates boosted by lockdown, RECOUP finds
Plastic recycling rates have jumped due to more people working from home, RECOUP's UK Household Plastics Collection Survey has found.
Nestlé to invest £1.5 billion in food-grade recycled plastics and other packaging
Multinational food manufacturer Nestlé has announced plans to invest CHF 2 billion (£1.58 billion) to shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled...
Recycled paper wine bottle launched by Frugalpac
A wine bottle made from 94% recycled paperboard has been launched by UK packaging company Frugalpac.
It contains a...
Trade associations write to Environment Secretary over complex business waste EPR proposals
Thirteen trade associations have sent a letter to Environment Secretary George Eustice over complex business waste proposals included in the Extended Producer...
100% rPET recyclable juice bottle developed by KHS
German packaging company KHS has developed what it says is the first 100% rPET recyclable juice bottle.
Its Beyond...
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...
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.
Environment Bill brings more producer responsibility and plastic export ban
The Government will introduce its Environment Bill before Parliament today that will make manufacturers responsible for the products they bring to market.
Mars Petcare UK and TerraCycle to recycle packaging from all pet food brands
A nationwide pet food packaging recycling scheme has been launched by Mars Petcare UK and TerraCycle.
Mars Petcare owns brands including Whiskas and James Wellbeloved.
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