06/03/2019
DS Smith sells plastic packaging business
Packaging manufacturing and recycling firm DS Smith has announced the sale of its plastics division…
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06/03/2019
2018 packaging targets met, but ‘challenge ahead’
Packaging experts have welcomed the news that recycling targets for 2018 look to have been…
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05/03/2019
Viridor agrees extension to Somerset contract
Viridor and Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) have agreed a nine-year, £80 million extension of their…
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05/03/2019
US firm develops ‘chemical recycling process’ for plastic
US chemical firm Eastman is developing a process to recycle polyester plastic waste, breaking down…
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05/03/2019
FCC secures contracts with two councils
FCC has this week secured two contracts for waste services with Chorley council and Hertfordshire…
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05/03/2019
Faerch offers ‘natural’ replacement to black plastic trays
Plastic packaging manufacturer Faerch has announced the launch of a ‘natural colour’ CPET packaging material,…
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04/03/2019
Countrystyle Recycling confirms sale of skip business
Countrystyle Recycling has confirmed the sale of its domestic builders skip business to East Kent…
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04/03/2019
No-deal Brexit waste shipment agreements reached
Defra is understood to have secured consent for the roll-over of waste export notifications with…
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04/03/2019
Yorkshire WEEE site fire ‘caused by battery’
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has suggested that a fire at a WEEE recycling…
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04/03/2019
News in brief (04/03/2019)
With news on: Mersey charity spreads recycling message; Suez and Anthesis launch legislation ‘calculator’; Powys issues reminder…
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