Use of single use carrier bags continues to grow, WRAP data shows
Data published by WRAP has shown that 8.3 billion thin-gauge (single use) carrier bags were used by supermarket customers in 2013.
Recycling, Reuse and Waste
Grundon signs up with Prodware to help deliver efficiencies
Recycling and waste management firm Grundon has signed an agreement with software provider Prodware to implement its specialist waste and recycling solution enwis). The deal, worth around £1 million, will see Prodware provide its Microsoft Dynamics based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software package. This will give Grundon a totally integrated system, which will streamline its …
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Extent of impact of green fence on Chinese plastics industry revealed
European and US exports of plastics to China fell dramatically as a result of the Green Fence, the China Scrap Plastics Association has revealed. Writing in the China Recycling Plastics Update, China Scrap Plastics Association president Steve Wong noted that the Chinese Green Fence policy that enforced regulation on importing material had a major impact …
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WRAP study finds gate fees have increased over the past year.
The overall UK median gate fee for materials recycling faciliites (MRF) has risen, according to the latest WRAP annual gate fees report. Local authorities paid a median gate fee of £10 per tonne in 2013/14 compared to £9 in the year before for using a MRF.
TETRA PAK Wants to move beyond recycling with new campaign
Global packaging manufacturer Tetra Pak has said that it is going to focus on how its materials are sourced rather than on recycling. The company has launched its Moving to the Front campaign in which it will seek to invite its supplier, plus other manufacturers, brand owners and others to move attention from recycling on …
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Industry group formalised to drive recovery and recycling of paper cups
A group that has been meeting since 2012 to discuss the recovery and recycling of paper cups has been formalised into the Paper Cup Recovery and Recycling Group (PCRRG). The new organisation will be managed and coordinated by LRS Consultancy and includes members from companies such as Caffè Nero, First Mile, Grundon, James Cropper, Mars …
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Amother report calls for an office for resource management, and further financial penalty for using landfill
The call for an Office for Resource Management has got louder with a report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) the latest to join the chorus. Echoing the call earlier in the week from EEF – the Manufacturers’ Organisation, IPPR has called for the creation of the Office for Resource Management in it’s …
European Aluminium Association calls for joint non-ferrous and ferrous EU 2030 packaging targets
The decision by the European Commission to split the proposed non-ferrous and ferrous 2030 packaging targets will lead to extra cost, according to the European Aluminum Association (EAA). Under the proposals published by the European Commission last week, 80 per cent of packaging will need to be recycled or prepared for reuse by 2030. Under …
Mark Lyndon Paper Enterprises to introduce moisture inspections on paper bales
One of the leading paper exporters has announced that it has introduced inspections of bales to check for excessive moisture. Mark Lyndon Paper Enterprises said that over the past three years, it has seen an unprecedented increase in the amount of moisture being recorded in UK material, with last winter being particularly bad following consistent …
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New chair of Zero Waste Scotland announced
Vic Emery has been announced as the first chair of Zero Waste Scotland. Following Zero Waste Scotland’s move to a new corporate structure from 1 July, the former managing director of BAE Systems Warship Division and current chair of the Scottish Police Authority will be head the new board following the organisation’s separation from WRAP. …