7 November 2019Craemer expands with second Telford site
Plastics manufacturer Craemer Group is expanding with the opening of a second facility at Hortonwood West in Telford. The £25 million site for plastics injection moulding will be used to produce wheelie bins, pallets and ...
31 October 2019Halloween news round-up (31/10/19)
With news on; Oxford blames pumpkins for November food waste spike; Try second hand costumes this Halloween, says Zero Waste Scotland; Tewkesbury warns residents about Halloween plastic waste; ReFood urges action on pumpkin waste, and; ...
29 October 2019UK and EU prepare for single use plastic bans
Single use plastic products are no longer just being discouraged – both the UK and the European Union are set to make some of these products illegal. As Defra produces draft legislation banning plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers and the ...
28 October 2019Glass DRS ‘best for planet and consumers’
The inclusion of glass in Scotland’s proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is best “both for the planet and for consumers”, says Zero Waste Scotland. The comments come in response to heavy criticism from the glass industry ...
24 October 2019News in brief (24/10/19)
With news on; BPF creates a sustainable packaging design tool; Record turnover for VWS Software Solutions; Suez invites visitors for Heritage Open Days 2019; LSS launches new ‘big yellow’ website, and; Monmouthshire opens new recycle shop at ...
24 October 2019Aluminium and plastics boost in Q3 PRN data
The release of 2019 Q3 packaging waste recycling and recovery data has sparked optimism from some packaging experts that the prices for aluminium and plastic PRNs will ease, although concerns have been raised over how robust the latest ...
22 October 2019Vegware provides guidance for processors
Compostable packaging producer Vegware has released new visual guidance for biowaste processors handling their products. With increasing volumes of compostable packaging entering processing facilities, Vegware says that its ...
21 October 2019Chemical recycling of plastics ‘10 years away’
It would be “optimistic” to suggest that chemical recycling will become a viable outlet for waste plastics inside the next decade, a specialist in the sector has said. The comments came from Rob de Ruiter, business executive ...
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
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