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...
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.
RECOUP celebrating 30th birthday
Plastics recycling charity RECOUP is celebrating its 30th birthday this year.
When launched in 1990, it was only supposed...
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.
First Mile attacks Government adding new “unlawful” last minute fourth option to EPR business...
Waste and recycling company First Mile has warned that a new fourth option for business waste collections under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)...
Wood sector opposed to PRN price stability mechanism
Two wood trade associations have expressed their opposition to a proposed price stability mechanism for PRNs.
Following volatility seen...
Waitrose to replace black plastic trays with multi-coloured recyclable ones
Supermarket Waitrose & Partners has announced that it will use coloured plastic trays instead of black plastics.
The new...
OPRL to take recycling infrastructure into account on packaging recycling labels
Recycling label organisation OPRL has revealed that it will now take into account materials recycling facilities (MRF) and council collections on packaging...
Extended Producer Responsibility isn’t a silver bullet warns EuRIC
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes should only be established when they make economic sense, according to umbrella trade association EuRIC.
PepsiCo to reduce virgin plastic content by 35% by 2025
Global drinks brand PepsiCo has said it will increase the use of recycled material as part of a new target to reduce...