16 October 2018
News in Brief (16/10/2018)
With news on: Viridor's Safestore contract; MRWA cardboard recycling campaign; Warrens Group biomethane delivery truck; and Refuse Vehicle Solutions finance package. Viridor secures Safestore waste ...
11 October 2018
SUEZ calls for recycling label shake-up
A new on-pack recycling labelling system featuring both colours and numbers could help simplify recycling for consumers without costing councils millions, according to SUEZ. The recycling company claims that while there are a “...
1 October 2018
Veolia points to public support for packaging redesign
Waste management company, Veolia, has announced that 89% of people believe packaging should change, according to its research conducted with YouGov. Veolia says the data shows that the public want packaging to “include ...
28 September 2018
Trower: ‘UK must address plastics reprocessing gap’
Recycling and waste management firm, Viridor, has called on the UK to address its “reprocessing capacity gap” for plastics, if it is to achieve future recycling targets and move towards a “truly circular economy.” The need...
28 September 2018
SUEZ research finds consumers back PRN changes
Done correctly, extended producer responsibility (EPR) will have a radical impact on consumer shopping habits, according to waste management firm SUEZ. In a report published today (28 September) the company says that a proper EPR ...
26 September 2018
Scottish DRS should be ‘consistent’ with UK
The British Retail Consortium has called for any Scottish deposit return system to be “consistent” with the rest of the UK. The comments came from the trade association’s director of food and sustainability, Andrew Opie, on ...
24 September 2018
‘Full cost recovery’ to influence waste strategy
With publication of the Waste and Resources Strategy just a few months away, ‘full cost recovery’ is a core policy area and will influence the strategy contents. Joshua Doherty examines what the term means and the impacts it ...
21 September 2018
Packaging Forum launched ahead of reforms
A Consortium of environmental and packaging compliance schemes has launched a Packaging Scheme Forum (PSF), as the industry prepares for reforms to producer obligations. The PSF is established by 45 of the 50 registered UK ...
20 September 2018
Council plastic collection quality ‘a concern’
The quality of plastic packaging collected by local authorities “is increasingly becoming a concern”, despite collection rates for plastic packaging increasing from last year. The comments come as part of RECOUP’s 2018 UK ...
Investigation underway into Restore Datashred fatality - https://t.co/EzSLX6WiC7
RECOUP calls for collaboration on plastics - https://t.co/8dfpHPDSHq
Obituary: John Simmons - https://t.co/VTYPgyvAMK
