Plastics
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ECO Plastics expansion boosts UK rPET production
11 May 2012Investment by Coca Cola makes ECO Plastics’ Hemswell bottle recycling plant largest of its kind in world
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WRAP issues guidance for rigid plastics collections
11 May 2012Guide offers advice for local authorities looking to add non-bottle rigid plastic packaging to recycling collections
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Infrastructure ‘needed to hit plastic packaging target’
4 May 2012Plastic recycling body Recoup says processing facilities for mixed plastics and films need to be developed
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Split plastic packaging recycling target proposed
3 May 2012Plastics recyclers call for government to amend PRN system which it claims currently favours plastic export over UK reprocessing
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Minister calls for plastic bottle recycling 'push'
3 May 2012Government considering a new plastic bottle recycling responsibility deal ahead of introduction of higher packaging recycling targets
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Plastics PRN prices rise on back of Q1 figures
24 April 2012Significant falls in levels of packaging waste recycling reported on National Packaging Waste Database
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50,000 bottles set to be recycled at London marathon
20 April 2012Westminster council expecting to collect almost two tonnes of plastic bottles at race on Sunday which will be sent to Closed Loop for recycling
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Plastics recycling 'opportunity' in Scotland
19 April 2012Detailed survey of Scotland shows that country lacks infrastructure for reprocessing waste plastics
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‘Significant benefits’ in collecting commingled
12 April 2012Commingled recycling collections tend to achieve greater yields, according to WYG report published as consultation concerning separate collection closes
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Knowaste hopes ‘chunk’ of £250m goes to nappies
11 April 2012Nappy recycling firm says Eric Pickles' weekly collection fund is suited to supporting weekly collections of absorbent hygiene products
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