With news on: Scottish DRS group; printer cartridge recycling merger; EREMA notes growth, and; Durham HWRC opens.
Scottish Government seeks industry DRS input
The Scottish Government has formed a Deposit Return Scheme Implementation Advisory group to “provide industry input“ into its plans for a DRS in Scotland.
Scottish Government minister Roseanna Cunningham
The group includes representation from industry associations including the Federation of Independent Retailers, Scottish Wholesale Association, the Federation of Small Businesses and the Scottish Retail Consortium.
Members of the Implementation Advisory Group will provide ‘industry expertise’ and advice on practical issues related to the operation of the scheme and how it interacts with production, retail and hospitality industries.
Scottish environment secretary Roseanna Cunningham said: “This new group will provide expert advice on practical issues related to the implementation and operation of the scheme in Scotland, with a specific focus on system administration, procurement, fraud prevention and social benefits. The group will also consider how the scheme will interact with the consumer, and the production, retail and hospitality industries, which will be key to its success.
“Not only will deposit return be an effective way of increasing recycling rates and reducing litter, it will also increase the quality of recycled materials collected in Scotland, which could be a benefit to industry based here. Businesses want to increase the amount of recycled content in their packaging, leading to an increasing demand for recycled materials of high quality.”
Ink cartridge recyclers merge
Two UK collectors of empty toner and ink cartridges have announced that they are merging to “bring together an extensive amount of expertise in the printer cartridge recycling market”.
Ink & Toner will begin the process of merging with ITP “in the coming months”, with Restore plc, the UK office services provider and owner of ITP, receiving a 40% stake in the enlarged business.
Ink & Toner was established in 2012 and describes itself as a major supplier of printer cartridge management and recycling services.
The company says its merger with ITP “highlights the intent to provide recycling services of the very highest standard, strengthening their expertise and reach to ensure their printer cartridge collection, disposal & recycling services are dependable, compliant and environmentally friendly.”
Nigel Dews, divisional managing director of Restore, commented: “The combination of ITP and Ink & Toner creates an enlarged business that is better placed to grow and deliver increased value for Restore”.
Terri Anne Smedley, managing director of Ink & Toner, commented: “We are absolutely thrilled to have been able to do this deal. ITP’s excellent reputation combined with our experience and talented team will provide a superb platform to take the business to a completely different level. It enhances our total offering and customer reach and provides a wonderful opportunity to take advantage of the synergies that bringing the two businesses together will create. We are very excited about the future.”
Plastics equipment provider celebrates ‘most successful year’
The EREMA Group, which specialises in plastic recycling equipment, has celebrated its “most successful business year in the company’s history”.
Erema is a provider of plastics recycling equipment
The Austrian-based company recorded a total turnover of more than £155 million in 2018/19, up 16% on the previous year.
The company said the was brought on in-part by the Chinese waste restrictions, which saw more companies “invest in high-quality recycling technology”. Half of its revenue was generated in Europe.
Commenting on the figures, Manfred Hackl, chief executive of the EREMA Group, said: “Here we are pioneers and trendsetters in solutions for a growing recycling industry that focuses on quality and is becoming increasingly industrialized.
He added: “Order intake in the post-consumer segment also increased again significantly, doubling within the last three years.”
Durham opens revamped HWRC
Durham council has completed a £3 million overhaul of its Stainton Grove Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) – which the authority says will ‘improve services for small businesses’.
Durham council’s Stainton Grove HWRC
The expanded facility offers greater space for skips for household waste and features a trade waste area for businesses to dispose of items including soil and rubble, garden waste, scrap metal, wood, WEEE and residual waste. A fee based on the weight of the items deposited will be charged by the operator H.W. Martin for trade waste.
John Shannon, Durham’s strategic waste manager, said: “The feedback we have received since Stainton Grove HWRC reopened has been extremely positive. The centre is much bigger and more customer friendly now, meaning it is much easier for residents to recycle even more materials.
“We are delighted to extend this to the business community with the opening of the trade waste area. I am sure it will prove to be a valuable and much-used facility in Teesdale.”
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