18 February 201930% recycled plastic tax level ‘may rise in future’
The government’s tax on plastic packaging will initially set a 30% threshold for recycled content in new products – but could be increased in future, the Treasury has said today. Full details of the tax, which was first ...
18 February 2019Defra puts ‘on-the-go DRS’ in consultation options
Consultations are being launched today (18 February) on household waste measures to implement core aspects of the Resources and Waste Strategy in England. Lasting for 12 weeks, they will cover Deposit Return Schemes; Extended ...
14 February 2019Plastics export markets needed, says Recycling Association
The Recycling Association has countered calls for a ban on exports of plastic packaging for recycling saying that export markets are vital for the sector. The comments come in response to a call from a number of politicians ...
14 February 2019Concerns raised over DRS impact
Concerns over the potential impacts of a deposit return system (DRS) in the UK emerged at the Resources and Waste Strategy Unwrapped conference in London yesterday (13 February). Sentiment from some in the audience and on a panel ...
12 February 2019Politicians target end to plastic waste exports
A cross party group of politicians have backed calls to phase out the export of plastic packaging waste for recycling by the end of the next decade, in a report launched today (12 February). The report from the Policy Connect ...
6 February 2019Biffa gets green light for Durham PET recycling facility
Biffa has been given the green light to develop a 37,000 tonnes-per-annum capacity PET plastic bottle reprocessing facility in Seaham, County Durham. The company was awarded planning consent for the development by Durham council ...
6 February 2019Arla discounts UK for wood-based cartons
Food manufacturer Arla has announced it has become the first company in Finland to use gable-top food cartons made from renewable wood-based paperboard which can be recycled in the waste paper stream. The cartons for milk, yoghurt...
28 January 2019Iceland extends DRS trial to Northern Ireland
Food retailer Iceland has extended its in-store deposit return scheme trial for drinks packaging, launching what it has described as Northern Ireland’s first reverse vending machine in its Belfast store. The frozen food ...
25 January 2019Coffey offers reassurance on council waste funding
Resources minister Thérèse Coffey has responded to concerns that measures outlined in Defra’s Resources and Waste Strategy, such as a deposit return scheme, will negatively impact council recycling income. The minister’s ...
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