Plastics
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Bag charge ‘may not be best option for England’
7 February 2013Defra minister Richard Benyon claims that a levy on single use carrier bags may not be appropriate in England due to financial pressure on households
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PET bottle collections ‘stagnating across Europe’
6 February 2013Plastics Recyclers Europe warns that many of continent’s bottle recycling facilities are running below capacity as collection rate remains at 50%
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Battle lines drawn over draft MRF Code of Practice
4 February 2013Waste firms welcomes plans for regular quality sampling at materials recycling facilities but reprocessors raise concerns over sampling and inspections
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BPF plastic recyclers hail 500,000 tonne milestone
22 January 2013British Plastics Federation’s annual recycling survey shows that members recycled more than half a million tonnes of plastics in UK for the first time
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Scottish plastics recycler hit by ‘massive fire’
22 January 2013More than 60 firefighters attend WRC Recycling’s site in Johnstone, Renfrewshire where a fire broke out last night
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John Lewis commits to recycling all plastics in UK
17 January 2013Retail group signs deal with Centriforce that will see mixed plastic waste from John Lewis and Waitrose stores recycled in Liverpool
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Northern Ireland to introduce 5p bag levy in April
16 January 2013Northern Ireland Assembly approves measures which will see single-use carrier bags subject to a 5p charge from April 8
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St Albans targets plastic tubs after failed DCLG bid
10 January 2013Hertfordshire council trials collection of mixed plastic waste after bid to fund food waste collections through DCLG fund was turned down
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Cylch under investigation by Welsh Government
10 January 2013Community body appoints new acting chief; Welsh Government and Charity Commission looking into concerns raised over funds
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‘Restructuring’ at Welsh plastic bottle plant
9 January 2013Director of Viridis Plastics says that Blackwood bottle recycling plant will be running at full capacity ‘by end of January’ although closed on Tuesday
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