7 April 2021MRF glass value falls
The value of mixed glass from materials recycling facilities (MRFs) has fallen in the last few months, recyclers say. Glass from commingled collections is often heavily contaminated with a variety of other materials. Historically ...
25 March 2021Calls for glass to be excluded from DRS
More than 20 organisations from across the glass packaging supply chain have written an open letter calling on the Environment Secretary to keep glass out of the proposed deposit return scheme (DRS). Co-ordinated by representative...
24 March 2021‘Appetite for DRS’ raised in consultation document
Governments in England and Wales and the Northern Ireland devolved legislature have reaffirmed their commitment to introducing a deposit return scheme (DRS), but have conceded that there may be hesitation around its implementation. Scotland ...
10 March 2021Opinion: ‘MRF glass delivers on quality and quantity’
With the right investment, materials recycling facility (MRF) glass delivers on quality and quantity, says Tim Gent, director of glass recycling company Recresco. OPINION: The ...
8 March 2021Molson Coors unveils low-carbon glass bottle
Molson Coors Beverage Company has launched a low-carbon glass beer bottle following a recent trial it says reduced the carbon impact of production by up to 90%. Molson Coors owns brands such as Carling and Coors Light. During the ...
5 February 2021Recresco receives £250,000 Welsh Government grant
Glass recycling company Recresco has received grant funding of £250,000 from the Welsh Government to help increase its production and create new jobs. The funding will be put towards an upgrade in machinery to improve glass ...
8 January 2021Countrystyle acquires Indigo Waste Services
Countrystyle Recycling has announced the acquisition of East Anglia-based walking floor haulage and bottle bank collection specialist, Indigo Waste Services, for an undisclosed sum. The companies noted that since 2004, Indigo ...
24 December 2020‘From strength to strength during challenging times’
Tim Gent, director of glass recycling company Recresco, reflects on how the company has made the most of a challenging year. This year has been one like no other bringing unprecedented challenges...
23 December 2020Fatality sees F&R Cawley guilty of two offences
Luton-based F&R Cawley have been found guilty of two health and safety offences in the wake of an incident in 2014 when employee, driver Peter Coleman died in an incident in Watford. The incident took place on Watford borough ...
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