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...
‘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...
Plastic Packaging Tax ‘complexity’ risks accidental law-breaking
THE logistics and cost of obtaining information on packaging material could see firms opt to pay the recently introduced plastic packaging tax (PPT) without...
Coca-Cola to roll out attached caps on 500ml bottles
THE launch of attached caps on Coca-Cola products is to be extended to 500ml bottles, the company has announced.
Initially launched to appear on 1.5...
Firm set for marathon effort to recycle used water bottles
THOUSANDS of used water bottles are set to be recycled following this weekend's London Marathon.
To help promote circularity of plastic bottles, official water sponsors...
New recycling scheme for food storage containers and reusable plastic water bottles launched
A free recycling programme for any brand of food storage containers and reusable plastic water bottles has been launched.
Designed to allow households to recycle...
Manufacturer increases recycling capacity with new line
CHASE Plastics, a UK manufacturer of recycled polyethylene raw materials (rPE), has announced 'significant' business growth after growing turnover by 72% in 2021.
The company...
New book aims to help plastics processors improve their sustainability credentials
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has published a book designed to provide practical guidance to plastics processors to help them improve their overall sustainability.
Sustainability...
Finalists announced for Plastics Industry Awards 2022
FINALISTS have been announced for the 15 categories of the Plastics Industry Awards 2022.
Comedian Andy Parsons will announce the winners at a gala evening...
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...
