16 October 2018
News in Brief (16/10/2018)
With news on: Viridor's Safestore contract; MRWA cardboard recycling campaign; Warrens Group biomethane delivery truck; and Refuse Vehicle Solutions finance package. Viridor secures Safestore waste ...
26 September 2018
Scottish DRS should be ‘consistent’ with UK
The British Retail Consortium has called for any Scottish deposit return system to be “consistent” with the rest of the UK. The comments came from the trade association’s director of food and sustainability, Andrew Opie, on ...
7 September 2018
Valpak and OPRL announce ‘close alliance’
Valpak, the UK’s largest packaging compliance scheme and OPRL, the industry standard for packaging recycling labelling, have announced they are forming a “close alliance” to support their overlapping memberships. The new ...
6 September 2018
Eunomia welcomes Burberry hierarchy move
The decision by high-end retail brand Burberry to no longer send unsold products to energy from waste has been welcomed by the consultancy Eunomia. One of its consultants, Peter Jones, had highlighted Burberry's practice of ...
31 August 2018
May looks to ‘double’ plastic bag charge
Prime Minister, Theresa May, has announced proposals to extend the 5p plastic bag charge to all retailers and potentially double the charge to at least 10p. The measures will form part of a consultation – which will put forward ...
6 August 2018
Sector counters LGA’s packaging ‘smorgasbord’
Claims by the Local Government Association (LGA) that a “smorgasbord” of plastics in packaging means that just a third of household collected plastics can be recycled, have been countered by the recycling sector. Releasing an ...
12 July 2018
John Lewis Group looks to start-ups to reduce plastic
The John Lewis Partnership has announced that the topic for its “start-up innovation” programme this year will be to reduce plastic use in both John Lewis and Waitrose. Called JLAB, the innovation scheme is run by the John...
6 July 2018
Lidl to acquire German waste business
The Schwarz Group, parent company of retailer Lidl, is to acquire German waste disposal company, Tönsmeier Group. The acquisition via GreenCycle – a subsidiary of German retail giant Schwarz – is designed to ...
23 May 2018
Bunzl adds ‘recyclable plastic coffee cup’
The catering supplies arm of global distribution and outsourcing company Bunzl has added a 'fully recyclable' coffee cup to its portfolio. Bunzl Catering Supplies say the ‘reCUP’ uses 48% less plastic than a standard PE ...
Investigation underway into Restore Datashred fatality - https://t.co/EzSLX6WiC7
RECOUP calls for collaboration on plastics - https://t.co/8dfpHPDSHq
Obituary: John Simmons - https://t.co/VTYPgyvAMK
