6 December 2018DS Smith reports increased revenues
Paper and plastic packaging company DS Smith has reported a 4% increase in UK revenues as part of its half-year results released today (December 06). DS Smith said its UK revenue had jumped to £577 million in the...
12 November 2018Recycling Association launches China approval system
A new approval system for the export to China of used cardboard and some other paper grades has been unveiled by the Recycling Association. The system is described as “simple and easily bolted onto existing depot quality systems...
9 November 2018Commission issues Brexit waste law warning
The European Commission has warned that unless a Brexit deal is done, exporters of waste and recycling between the UK and the EU – and vice versa will face new rules as EU waste law will not apply. In an official Notice to ...
5 November 2018TerraCycle teams up with producers on complex packaging
Three recycling schemes for traditionally difficult to recycle packaging products have been announced in recent weeks, in partnership with specialist recycling firm TerraCycle. And, the company will work with waste management firm Suez which ...
29 October 2018Opinion: Dealing with market changes
OPINION: Waste and recycling expert, Paul Dumpleton, director of CSD Ltd reflects on changes in overseas recycling markets. The recent changes in the Asian market should come as no surprise as there have been a progression of ...
29 October 2018China may delay import ban until 2021
Exports of secondary raw materials such as waste paper to China could continue for an extra year until 2021 at least, reports from China have indicated. Over the past twelve months, strict quality controls have been implemented by...
26 October 2018Q3 PRN figures prompt mixed response
There has been a mixed reaction from packaging recycling experts to the third quarter packaging recycling data released this week. The Q3 packaging data, published on the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) website, shows the...
22 October 2018LGA warns of ‘risk’ to councils from China ban
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned of the higher waste costs being faced by councils over the last year as a “direct impact” of China’s restrictions on imports of recycled materials from the UK. The ...
19 October 2018Letsrecycle Live goes live
Visitors can now register to attend the two day waste and recycling Letsrecycle Live show, organisers the Environment Media Group have announced. Following last week’s launch, exhibitors already signed up include Storm ...
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