20 June 2019Biffa found guilty in China MRF export case
A jury has today (20 June) found Biffa Waste Services Ltd guilty on two counts of breaching waste export regulations in a case dating back to 2015. The verdict was delivered at Wood Green Crown Court in north London this afternoon...
17 June 2019Biffa MRF export court case continues
A legal case involving Biffa Waste Services and the Environment Agency over the shipment of waste to China in 2015 is continuing at Wood Green Crown Court. Jurors have heard representations from the waste management company and ...
12 June 2019PRN sector raises idea of compliance ‘safety valve’
With rising PRNs causing consternation among producers and compliance schemes, there is a growing call for government to look again at the system. Speaking to letsrecycle.com, some packaging waste sector experts have said...
11 June 2019Alarm sounded over rising PRN prices
An emergency meeting of the Advisory Committee on Packaging could be held soon as several PRN prices soar. The rapid rise in the prices of PRNs – packaging waste recovery notes – which are needed by obligated businesses to ...
5 June 2019Clarity packaging scheme announces new members
Compliance scheme operator, Clarity Environmental, has announced growth in its packaging compliance member base. The company has announced a 43% growth in its membership, following the published 2019 public register of producers ...
4 June 2019Agency opens Biffa MRF export court case
Wood Green Crown Court today (4 June) heard opening arguments from the Environment Agency in its case against Biffa Waste Services over the shipment of waste to China in 2015. The case, which is expected to last around three weeks...
30 May 2019Used cardboard prices to fall further in June
Prices in the waste paper market for used cardboard are falling fast, with some of the lowest prices in years being proposed for the month of June. Expectations within the UK are that prices for used cardboard (Old KLS/OCC) could ...
24 May 2019‘Replace plastics with fibre’, says DS Smith
Supermarkets could reduce their use of plastic packaging by millions of tonnes through making substitutions in five areas by switching to fibre products instead, according to research for paper and packaging business DS Smith...
24 May 2019Recycling Association points Defra to role of export markets
A strong defence of export markets as vital to the recycling of recyclable materials collected from local authorities and businesses, has been given by the Recycling Association, in consultation responses set to Defra. The ...
PRN compliance fee ruled out before 2020 - https://t.co/m6rpjBzlT7
Packaging recycling petition reaches Parliament https://t.co/LDWvu1rwWY
‘Consistent collections needed’, retailers tell Which? https://t.co/f6NpKpAE9J
