Recycling
Paper
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...
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...
China and Indonesia show need for UK paper mill investment says...
The Recycling Association is calling for the Government to support investment in UK paper and cardboard recycling infrastructure on the back of...
Plastic
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...
Biffa announces extension to long-term relationship to supply HDPE to Nampak
An extension to Biffa's long-term partnership to supply food-grade HDPE to Nampak has been announced.
Through the agreement Biffa...
Metal
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.
OPRL says PVC and PS no longer recyclable packaging
Packaging recycling label organisation OPRL has developed new rules that mean there mostly becomes a binary Recycle or Don't Recycle label.
EuRIC calls for fiscal instruments to stimulate demand for recycled content
The umbrella organisation EuRIC that represents a number of European recycling trade associations has said that market- and fiscal-based instruments should be...
