Recycling

Following the UK government’s policy update for Simpler Recycling in England due to come into force on 31 March 2025, Steve Gough, Chief Executive at Valpak, a Reconomy Company, has…

Reconomy has confirmed the launch of Reconomy Connect, a new brand operating within Reconomy that brings together the company’s UK waste and resource management capabilities into one offering. Reconomy has…

Artur Popczyk has confirmed that, after 25 years of working at DS Smith Poland in the Packaging division, that he will take on the role of Managing Director of DS…

Biffa has reported that it has agreed a £3m ‘zero-to-landfill’ waste management contract with DS Smith. The three-year deal is for the management of up to 15,000 tonnes of waste…

UK-based Willshee’s Waste & Recycling has confirmed it has completed the acquisition of Stanton Recycling Ltd, an established waste and recycling service provider operating across Nottingham and Derbyshire. The acquisition…

The COP29 meeting in Azerbaijan must recognise and facilitate carbon credits made by the recycling industry, says the Global Recycling Foundation. Speaking on the occasion of COP29, Ranjit Baxi, Founding…

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has confirmed that 65-69% of paper available for recovery in the United States was recycled in 2023. The 2023 paper recycling rate is the first…

Two Sides has reported that the European Council has agreed on a proposal to postpone the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by 12 months. This proposal, which needs…

This European Week for Waste Reduction, Winfried Mühling, Marketing and Communications Director, Pro Carton, calls for packaging to be seen as a resource, not waste. He says, “Packaging is often…

OPRL’s newly-launched Recyclability Assessment Tool is an interactive tool designed to help brands make informed choices around packaging design and reduce financial obligations under pEPR. The latest development is an…

UNTHA shredding technology has been growing consistently over the past years. September saw the company set a special record: 16 new employees have started work at the headquarters in Kuchl/Salzburg….

Impact Environmental Group (IEG) has acquired the Compactor Solutions division of FleetGenius, LLC. This business provides Compactor and Baler service to waste equipment manufacturers, waste haulers, compactor rental companies, retail…

Recovered paper traders have been urged to make sure their customer mills in Asia take action to complete the paperwork needed to continue receiving material from Europe – or face…

Two Sides has challenged over 2,800 organisations found to be communicating greenwashing messages to their customers, resulting in more than 1,260 organisations removing or changing misleading anti-paper statements. Economic pressures…

Xampla has confirmed that its plastic-free Morro™ Coating has achieved a recyclability score of 87/100 following rigorous testing conducted by DS Smith in collaboration with 4evergreen (4EG). The testing is…

Celebration Packaging’s EnviroWare® bamboo fibre double wall hot drink cups and double wall Leaf 2 hot drink cups are now also certified as 100% recyclable in normal paper mills. “When…