20 November 2020Garnier launches shampoo bars to cut plastic
L’Oréal’s Garnier brand has announced that it has today (20 November) launched a range of shampoo bars in the UK to offer consumers alternatives to liquid shampoo products in plastic bottles. Garnier says the initiative ...
19 November 2020Shake up at Viridor as Piddington replaced
Viridor has confirmed Kevin Bradshaw as its new chief executive, succeeding Phil Piddington. Mr Bradshaw, 51, joined Viridor in September 2020. Most recently he was chief executive of van business Northgate plc for just under ...
18 November 2020UKRI invests £8m into plastic waste projects
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded £8 million of funding to ten university-led research projects that aim to tackle plastic waste in the UK. The leg of funding comes from the £60 million Smart Sustainable Plastic ...
16 November 2020Pow addresses biodegradable plastic row
Recycling minister Rebecca Pow has said she is “concerned” claims about the biodegradability of plastic-based products could cause “environmental harm”. Mrs Pow was responding in a written answer on 12 November to a ...
12 November 2020Draft plastic packaging tax legislation published
HM Revenue & Customs has published draft legislation and a policy paper on the ‘Introduction of a new plastic packaging tax’ which will take effect from April 2022. The tax could have the most impact on the waste and ...
12 November 2020Recycling minister backs reusable face masks
The recycling minister has backed the use of reusable face coverings, away from healthcare and PPE uses, to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. The comments from minister Rebecca Pow come in the wake of concerns about the ...
12 November 2020OPINION: Oxo-biodegradable plastic and bans
OPINION: Michael Stephen is a barrister, former MP, and director of Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc, a company which develops additives for biodegradable plastics. In this article he discusses the proposed ban on what is ...
2 November 2020EA consults on ‘default building’ rule for waste sites
EXCLUSIVE: A new default rule which could see more waste operations having to take place in an “enclosed building” is causing concern within the waste management sector. The building proposal, which could prove costly to many ...
27 October 2020WRAP clarifies stance on degradable plastics PAS
The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) says its presence on the steering committee of a new specification (PAS) for measuring the biodegradability of polyolefins should not be taken as an endorsement of the standard. ...
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