Largest PRSE to date set for Amsterdam in November

ORGANISERS of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) have confirmed the event is moving to a larger hall this year to accommodate demand for a...

Show and tell: Bell launches recycling ID initiative

RECYCLED plastic packaging manufacturer, Bell Packaging has introduced a new identification initiative to its range, to help customers and recyclers better identify and separate...

Is £200 a tonne enough to move the dial?

Kathy Illingworth, head of sustainability consulting at Ecoveritas shares some insight into the Plastic Packaging Tax and questions if the price is right to...
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Highland Spring makes Solheim Cup plastic bottle pledge

HIGHLAND Spring Group has revealed that all plastic bottles collected at The 2019 Solheim Cup will be recycled back into other bottles

Scotland goes green with new rugby kits

THE Scottish national rugby side is to wear kits made from recycled plastic bottles in its upcoming 2021/22 campaign. Both the home and away jersey...

BPF to host coronavirus impact webinar series

THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has announced the launch of a series of free webinars to explore the impact of coronavirus on the plastics...

‘Anti-plastic rhetoric’ poses ‘substantive threat’ to sector

LDPE recycler Chase Plastics has warned of the 'substantive threat' that 'widespread anti-plastic rhetoric' poses to the UK plastic packaging industry. The firm said the...

BPF responds to PM’s comments on plastics recycling

THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has responded to comments made by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that recycling plastic materials 'doesn't work'. The BBC reported that...

Encouragement over UK plastic packaging waste recycling stats

THE UK is on track this year to record its highest-ever volume of plastic packaging waste recycling. National Packaging Waste Database figures show the UK...

‘Cutting-edge technology’ provides plastic box pallet solution

Palletower, a manufacturer of storage and logistics equipment, has created what it calls 'the UK’s market leading moulded collapsible plastic box pallet'. Having teamed up...