19 October 2018WEEE scheme counters Agency investigation
The Environment Agency has confirmed that it is investigating the compliance scheme Northern Compliance, after it failed to fulfil its household WEEE target for 2017. But, Northern Compliance – which is based in Gateshead and ...
16 October 2018News 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 2018Scottish 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 ...
25 September 2018Co-op to roll-out compostable carrier bags
The Co-op has announced its plans to roll-out single use compostable carrier bags to almost 1,400 of its food stores. The retailer explained that after the bags are used to carry shopping, they can then be reused as food waste ...
7 September 2018Valpak 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 2018Eunomia 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 2018May 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 2018Sector 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 2018John 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...
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