Plastic

Government

Parliament to replace plastic items with compostable alternatives

Alex Bean - September 21, 2018

The UK Parliament has announced that it is replacing its existing single-use plastic items with a new range of compostable alternatives. These alternatives include certified...

Plastic

Major UK crisp brands failing to address their plastic packaging

Alex Bean - September 20, 2018

Campaign group 38 Degrees has found that major UK crisp brands are failing to address concerns about their unrecyclable plastic packets, according to The Guardian. The...

New report finds 93% of people think plastic bottles should contain...

September 20, 2018

RECOUP survey shows progress in plastic packaging collection for recycling

September 19, 2018

Packaging company Mondi launch 100% recyclable plastic pouch

September 19, 2018

Full line-up for the REB Market Intelligence Summit announced

September 19, 2018

Waitrose to remove fruit and vegetable plastic bags by 2019

September 17, 2018

MEPs adopt proposals to boost recycling

September 14, 2018

Iceland stop selling bananas in plastic packaging

September 13, 2018

Axion warn over recycled content target

September 11, 2018

Intelligence - plastic

Intelligence Economics

Recycling prices and market commentary: 21 September 2018

Paul Sanderson - September 21, 2018

There is a lot of worry about in the recycling market at the moment, with genuine fears around where to send material, how to...

Intelligence

Vietnam introduces law banning recycling imports except for manufacturing

Paul Sanderson - September 18, 2018

The Prime Minister of Vietnam has issued a directive that bans imports of material for recycling unless it is going directly into manufacturing processes. Imports...