18 October 2019People news round-up (17/10/19)
With news on; environment director selected for Newham council; Restore Datashred announce new managing director; WRAP appoints three new trustees; Berry bpi gains business development manager; new chair of Natural Resources Wales appointed
16 October 2019Biffa calls for ban on plastic exports
Biffa has called for a ban on the export of plastic waste in order to drive plastic recycling in the UK. The waste management company said that recycling plastic at home in the UK would retain the material as a resource, ...
16 October 2019Farm films scheme agreed amid capacity concerns
A national voluntary scheme has been agreed for the collection of farm plastics in the UK, but concerns have been raised that there is insufficient capacity in the UK to process the material. The proposed scheme will be called ...
8 October 2019Unilever to cut virgin plastic use in half
Unilever has announced plans to cut its use of virgin plastics in half by 2025 in a move which could help boost global demand for recycled material. The consumer goods giant – which owns brands including Dove and Ben & ...
7 October 2019Ince plans laid for ‘plastic to hydrogen’ plant
Peel Environmental has submitted plans to Cheshire West and Chester council for a £7 million ‘waste plastic to hydrogen plant’ near Ellesmere Port. The application forms part of a £130 million deal Peel has signed with ...
7 October 2019Recycling firm Plasticity (Worldwide) enters liquidation
Liquidators have been appointed at Staffordshire-based plastics recycling company, Plasticity (Worldwide) Ltd, which has debts of more than £2 million. A notice last month in the UK’s official record publication, the Gazette, ...
4 October 2019Defra assures councils ‘new burdens’ will be funded
A top Defra official has reinforced the government’s commitment to cover the costs of national changes to household waste collections which are likely to be set out in an Environment Bill later this year. Chris Preston, ...
2 October 2019Agency’s POPs letter puts WEEE reuse in question
WEEE collectors and processors are digesting the implication of new guidance on the handling of WEEE plastics to minimise the risks posed by persistent organic pollutants (POPs). It is likely that the guidance will result in a ...
1 October 2019Asda replaces black plastic in ready meal trays
Supermarket chain Asda has announced that it will move its own brand fresh ready meal range to coloured PET plastic packaging, replacing black plastic to aid recyclability. Launching nationwide from 3 November, 97 of Asda’s ...
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