OPRL launches recyclability certification scheme
Packaging recycling label organisation OPRL has launched a new UK certification scheme called Certified as Recyclable that will provide evaluated and tested...
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...
M&S to offer discount to people bringing own containers
Retailer M&S will give people a 25p discount if they bring their own container to its fresh food-to-go Market Place counters.
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...
Disappointment expressed at Defra delay to EPR
The Government has announced that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) will be delayed until October 2025.
In a statement...
RECOUP calls on packaging designers to remember the recyclability basics
Plastics recycling charity RECOUP has said that packaging designers and specifiers should not forget the basics when it comes to plastic packaging...
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
RECOUP launches rigid plastics auditing certification RecyClassUK
Plastics recycling charity RECOUP has revealed that it manage the auditing for recyclability certification of rigid plastic packaging scheme RecyClassUK.
Delay to Scottish DRS is welcome but technology is the answer
The Recycling Association has said that the delay to implementation of the Scottish Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is welcomed, but a digital...
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...