All Recycling articles
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NewsWar on single-use plastic ‘stagnating’ HMRC figures reveal
Figures show the effectiveness of the government’s plastic packaging tax is ‘stagnating’
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NewsSecond plastics bailout on cards as waste costs skyrocket
The four UK governments have admitted they are considering mitigation, after changes to the way companies report their tonnages for reprocessed and exported packaging waste under the Packaging Recovery Notes (PRN) system led to mayhem
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Comment & OpinionDRS: Is the UK rollout back on track?
With a huge amount to do if DRS is to hit its October 2027 deadline, there is surely a far greater chance of success with industry calling the shots rather than being pulled in different directions by Westminster, Holyrood or the Senedd
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NewsIndustry reacts to Wales appointment of Exchange for Change
Industry reacts to DRS ‘milestone’ moment
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NewsExchange for Change strongly denies DRS launch is facing ‘collapse’
Waste processors and recycling bosses have warned the government the deposit return scheme is facing a series of logistical barriers too serious to overcome
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Analysis & FeaturesThe industry’s race to be deposit return scheme-ready
Political turmoil and industry infighting have plagued the road to the UK’s deposit return scheme. With the October 2027 launch looming, packaging and labelling reforms can’t wait
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Comment & OpinionDetox denied: Why the UK is still hooked on plastic packaging
Defra’s packaging reforms are driving producers towards plastic and away from infinitely recyclable glass, says Jenni Richards, environment and circularity director, British Glass Manufacturers’ Confederation
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NewsPlastic bag sales fall, reversing last year’s rise
More than half the single-use plastic bags sold last year were issued by Ocado
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Comment & OpinionThis summer’s heatwaves should be a wake-up call for fmcg
As cost pressures push sustainability down the agenda, Essity’s Nicola Conway argues that climate resilience is a business imperative, not a nice to have
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Comment & OpinionIs the government going soft in its war on plastic?
It’s been yet another turbulent period for Defra and the industry’s war on plastic
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NewsGreyparrot secures $27m for AI-powered recycling tech
Greyparrot’s AI waste analysers work continuously to identify materials, products and brands in real time, giving operators continuous data on the waste moving through their facilities
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NewsPackaging tax may force mass return to plastic, PM warned
The Alliance for Fibre-Based Packaging, which speaks for the manufacturers of fibre and fibre/paper composite used by tens of thousands of coffee shops and takeaway businesses, delivered a paper calling for change to 10 Downing Street on Friday
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NewsBuzzBallz blames website error for incorrect recycling claim
Recycling experts have said BuzzBallz packaging cannot be recycled in the UK
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Comment & OpinionPlastic Free July has done its job, now it’s the industry’s turn
Fifteen years of asking shoppers to try harder to cut out plastic has taken us as far as it can – the baton must pass to brands, retailers and government, says Laura Harnett, founder of Seep
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NewsEPR fury as mandatory flexible plastic collections delayed
Local authorities throughout England were expected to start mandatory collection of soft plastics from the kerbside from 31 March 2027. However, last week it emerged the introduction had been delayed until 1 April 2030
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NewsWales to appoint Exchange for Change as DRS administrator ‘in short order’
Welsh cabinet minister for environment Llyr Gruffydd told a Senedd debate yesterday he was ‘optimistic’ that a deposit management organisation would be announced ‘in short order’
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NewsCo-op extends Live Nation UK festival sponsorship deal
The extension means Co-op will continue as the official supermarket sponsor of Download Festival, Latitude Festival, Reading & Leeds Festivals and Creamfields Festival until 2031
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NewsTesco to head new reuse and refill strategy as Packaging Pact reveals next steps
The move comes as the industry’s new UK Packaging Pact, which launched in April, today revealed a raft of industry executives who will head up a series of major new initiatives
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NewsSupermarket bosses in appeal to ‘save’ Wales deposit return scheme
Figures including Tesco UK CEO Ashwin Prasad and Sainsbury’s chief Simon Roberts have joined drinks leaders from companies including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo in a letter to Welsh first minister Rhun ap Iorwerth
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News‘Scramble’ to meet new packaging tax deadline
The scheme administrator had already brought forward the deadline to 1 November and has now moved it again, to 1 September, following discussions with ministers