Finalists announced for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023
THE finalists have been announced for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023.
The winners of all seven categories will be announced on 11 May on...
Sea spray could be ejecting marine plastics into the atmosphere study finds
A study has found that 'hundreds of thousands' of tonnes of microplastics could be blowing ashore from the sea breeze every year.
The study, by...
New name reflects firm’s ‘leadership’ in plastics recycling
BERRY Global has announced that its Plasgran plastics recycling operation in Wimblington, Cambridgeshire, is to be renamed as Berry Circular Polymers, alongside the company’s...
BPF Horners Awards 2025 winners announced
THE winners of the BPF Horners Awards 2025 have been announced.
The awards, run by the British Plastics Federation and the Worshipful Company of Horners,...
UK Government to introduce plastic packaging tax
CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond has outlined plans for the UK Government to introduce a new tax on the manufacture and import of plastic packaging containing...
Investing in a sustainable future
How is plastic packaging under pressure? What is the role of plastic in today's global packaging industry and what innovations in the space are helping to eliminate the plastic waste problem?
BPF calls for plastic packaging tax funds to be invested ‘appropriately’
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has reacted to the UK Budget announcement regarding plans to introduce a new plastic packaging tax, stating that it...
BPF defends plastics in wake of Blue Planet II storm
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has said it is "disappointed" that images of a dead baby pilot whale in a recent episode of David...
Sustainability to be key focus at Interplas 2021
ORGANISERS of this year’s Interplas exhibition and conference in Birmingham have revealed that sustainability will be ‘top of the agenda’.
More than 50 sessions will explore...
Dumfries facility helps find new uses for recycled vending cups
PLASTIC vending cup producer RPC Tedeco-Gizeh is launching a new service to help customers recycle used cups into valuable second life products.
The firm is...
