Paint container with 50% PCR plastic

New paint container with 50% PCR plastic rolled out

AMCOR and Flügger have teamed up to create a paint container made with 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic. The solution forms part of Flügger’s ambition...
RECOUP Awards logo

RECOUP Awards 2025 finalists revealed after record number of entries

THE finalists have been revealed for the 2025 RECOUP Awards following a record number of entries across all five categories. The awards recognise companies, innovations, and...
Enviroo’s recycling plant

RECOUP insights support Enviroo’s PET recycling plant

THE funding of a new PET plastic recycling plant due to be built in the north west of England has been supported by RECOUP. The...
University of Glasgow

New system could remove Bisphenol A from water

UNIVERSITY of Glasgow researchers have discovered a new way to remove Bisphenol A (BPA) from water using controlled waves of ultrasound. Around 10 billion kilograms...
Linx Black Ultra Strong Plastic-Adherent Ink 1061

Latest Linx solution ‘fills a gap’ for rigid plastics and plastic films

LINX Printing Technologies has announced the development of an ink that seeks to address the challenges of delivering long-term high-quality code adherence for rigid...
University of Stirling

Sun cream could be making it harder for ocean plastics to break down

A chemical commonly found in sun cream could be making plastics in oceans even harder to break down, according to new research by the...
RECOUP Conference

RECOUP Conference tipped to help shape the future of plastics

THE RECOUP Conference will return on 25 September 2025 at the KingsGate Conference Centre in Peterborough, where stakeholders from across the plastics value chain...
Vanden Recycling project with Oxford University

Vanden and academics team up to accelerate innovation in plastic recycling

VANDEN Recycling has announced it is supporting Professor Michael Johnston at University of Oxford's Department of Physics to tackle the recycling challenge of identifying...
RECOUP Summit

RECOUP Summit highlights need for aligned innovation to drive meaningful progress

THE inaugural RECOUP Summit, which was held recently in Leeds and sponsored by WRAP and Ecosurety, has been hailed a 'resounding success'. RECOUP said the...
Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2025

Plastics Recycling Show Europe hails record-breaking 2025 event

ORGANISERS of the recent Plastics Recycling Show Europe have announced this year's event welcomed a record 13,325 attendees over two days in Amsterdam. They joined...