Recycling

QC Polymer's entire rPET recycling plant has been stolen

£1.3m of assets stolen from admin hit firm

Assets with a value of £1.3m were stolen last week from the site of a plastic bottle recycling company that went into administration in October.

Fees will be calculated per tonne of material produced

Government releases estimated fees for Extended Producer Responsibility

The government has released its ‘illustrative base fees’ for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for the first time, with aluminium, fibre-based composite and plastic packaging topping the list for...

Hexis showed off its partnership with car manufacturer Alpine on its booth

Hexis launches Europe-wide recycling scheme

French film manufacturer Hexis has launched its European recycling scheme at Fespa 2024, six months after first trialling the programme in France.

Polymer-coated foils can be extremely difficult to recycle

Foiled label recycling first for Business Waste

Recycling and waste management firm BusinessWaste.co.uk has made a breakthrough in the recycling of polymer and metal foiled label waste.

Biffa fined £350,000 for illegal waste exports

Waste management giant Biffa has been fined £350,000 for trying to send household rubbish to China which it labelled as waste paper fit for recycling.

James Cropper and Hallmark convert coffee cups to cards

James Cropper has partnered with Hallmark on a card collection made from upcycled coffee cups.

Pack sector urges new Defra boss to reform recycling labels

The new environment secretary should look to rework the waste handling infrastructure before changing up ‘confusing’ recycling labels, according to packaging experts.

Biffa convicted for breaching waste export law

Waste management giant Biffa has been convicted of breaking the law on overseas exports after sending collected household waste to China which it claimed to be waste paper.

Soyang Europe ramps up PVC recycling initiative

Soyang Europe has ramped up its new print waste recycling partnership with waste management specialist Blue Castle Group that it said it has initiated to pioneer the use of PVC banner material as an...

Lessebo launches premium recycled stock

Lessebo Paper has launched its first recycled paper to answer customer demand.

DS Smith study says UK recycling “at tipping point”

Packaging giant DS Smith has released new research that says the UK will fall short of its 2035 recycling targets by more than a decade.

DCB gets community recycling Christmas cards

DCB Group has launched a recycling initiative to reduce Christmas card waste in its local area while capping off its 10th year in business.