Glass
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End of Waste criteria for glass come into force
14 June 2013Defra says new EU criteria will benefit glass recyclers by reducing costs involved with moving glass cullet and says guidance will be issued ‘shortly’
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Directors to face prison for £3m recycling fraud
10 June 2013Directors and staff from Landarcy-based glass recycler Nationwide Recycling Limited have appeared in court
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‘Volatility’ in glass market to be assessed
24 April 2013Valpak to lead a project to understand causes behind uncertainty in glass packaging recycling market in late 2012
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Glass concerns linger following Q1 packaging data
23 April 2013Packaging recycling data for January to March 2013 shows a fall in tonnage of glass recycled compared to same period in 2012
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Recresco glass recycling plant set for Kent
3 April 2013Glass recycler Recresco secures £5.5 million HSBC finance package to develop its fifth UK plant in Swanscombe, Kent
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EU glass recycling rate reaches 70%
26 March 2013Data published today shows that on average more than 70% – or 11 million tonnes – of glass was recycled by member states in 2011
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Berryman to invest £9m in glass recycling sites
19 March 2013Firm to invest in colour sorting technology at Knottingley site as chief executive calls for councils to help improve quality of material collected
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Councils may get more support for remelt glass
11 March 2013Defra minister Richard Benyon says collectors of remelt quality glass could get extra support due to split glass PRN target
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Defra admits packaging regulation error
4 March 2013Department to amend producer responsibility regulations after finding error in formula used to calculate glass remelt obligation
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Five companies fail to meet 2012 packaging targets
11 February 2013Agency publishes data for fourth quarter of 2012 which indicates all but five producers have met obligations, including all 44 compliance schemes
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