7 April 2020Crews remain at ‘significant’ plastics fire
The Cleveland Fire Brigade has said it will remain on the scene of a “significant fire” at a plastics recycling facility owned by Greenology in Cleveland, North Yorkshire, for a few days. Fire crews were called...
24 March 2020Charge waived for online delivery plastic bags
The 5p single-use plastic carrier bag charge has been waived for bags used in online grocery deliveries in England as of 21 March, with this temporary measure expected to end on ...
23 March 2020Plastic recyclers expect coronavirus hit, BPF says
Almost 80% of companies in the plastics industry anticipate the coronavirus affecting their turnover during the next six months, according to a report published by the British Plastic Federation (BPF), the sector’s trade body. ...
18 March 2020Contamination warning as waste plans ramp up
London Councils — the local government association for Greater London — has warned that avoiding contamination in recycling is now “more important than ever” as it enables operatives to do their job safely and limit the spread of...
18 March 2020Wales to ban single-use plastics
The Welsh Government is to ban single-use plastics from mid-2021 as part of wider measures to make Wales “the world’s top recycling nation”. The single-use plastics to be banned include straws, stirrers, cotton buds, balloon...
13 March 2020Packaging data sparks plastic PRN optimism
Packaging data for the fourth quarter of 2019 has sparked optimism from the compliance sector about 2020 PRN prices. In particular, the figures are seen as indicating that the price of packaging recovery notes (PRNs), particularly for ...
11 March 2020Plastics tax set at £200 a tonne in Budget 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak used today’s (11 March) Budget to announce that the tax on plastic packaging containing less than 30% recycled content will come into force in April 2022, and will be set at £200 a tonne. In the first
11 March 2020Plastic alternatives ‘not the answer’
The head of circular economy at Defra warned yesterday (10 March) that switching to biodegradable plastics is not the answer to reducing the UK’s reliance on single-use plastic packaging. Maya de Souza said such a shift would ...
11 March 2020Plastic market facing coronavirus pressures
With economic concerns spreading over the impact of the global coronavirus outbreak, plastics recyclers are the latest to signal that the market is facing price pressures and weaker demand. One recycler explained that which way ...
Crews remain at ‘significant’ plastics fire - https://t.co/HD2Plrg6X2
Stericycle submits plans for Telford plant - https://t.co/jLwv62wwW4
Agency publishes ‘COVID-19 RPS’ on storage limits - https://t.co/V97ZcnyEFS
