Recycling

Container repair and refurbishment specialist UK Container Maintenance (UKCM), is celebrating a highly-successful year announcing significant business expansion and a record year-end turnover of £7.8 m. UKCM has consolidated its…

The Recycling Association has said that the implementation of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will complicate the roll out of Extended Producer Responsibility and consistency of collections. Defra issued the…

The Cup Collective, a programme founded by Stora Enso and Huhtamaki to capture the value of used paper cups through recycling at an industrial scale, has welcomed its first partners….

It was with sadness that OKAY Engineering announced the death of its much-loved Managing Director, Robin Kay, in March 2022. Robin’s incredible run as Managing Director at OKAY Engineering started…

Harris Waste Management has been in business continuously for over 130 years, and now have one of the widest ranges of two-ram balers available worldwide. At the top end of…

Thetford International has confirmed it recently completed a project for Mildenhall-based Easypack POP Displays Ltd, working in conjunction with Coveya. They refurbished a Thetford T3 that was previously used by…

Saica Group has reached an agreement to acquire the majority of the shares (76%) of Fox Recykling, a waste management company in Poland. Thanks to this acquisition, Saica strengthens its…

How we shop, how we wrap those presents and how we dispose of the packaging make a huge impact at this time of year. The numbers may vary, but at…

Climate action NGO, WRAP, has confirmed the appointment of Harriet Lamb as its new CEO. Lamb (pictured left) is an experienced CEO including having built the global movement Fairtrade, which…

Creative Innovation is the theme for the Global Recycling Day’s new competition in the search for Recycling Heroes. The Global Recycling Foundation is now looking for nominations for the award…

Harris Waste Management has expanded its machine shop at its Cordele, GA, manufacturing complex. The expansion encompasses the construction of a new machine building, adjacent to the current machine shop,…

Christmas presents are likely to be ‘accelerating’ at rates greater than a Formula 1 driver, as they make their way to our front doors this season. Packages ordered online have…

AMCS has confirmed that the energy recovery and recycling specialist, Viridor, has chosen AMCS as their technology partner to drive forward their digitalization program and maximise operating efficiency. AMCS and…

DS Smith has released its figures for the first half of 2022/23. Sales reached £4,299m, up 28% on the same period last year. Profit before tax was £315m, up 80%…

Impact Environmental Group, which now owns the Taylor and Duraflex brands, has expanded the remit of Container Components’ Sales Manager, Bruce Ashton, following the decision to promote him to the…

FEFCO has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation that will contribute to the EU’s circular economy and climate neutrality ambitions. FEFCO says that it…