Recycling

OPRL has responded to a delay in the EU Implementing Act on harmonised waste sorting labelling, which was expected on 12 August. The Act is a key element of PPWR…

The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) came into effect on 12 August, bringing new requirements around packaging minimisation, recyclability and recycled content. Its aim is to cut down…

Neil Clarke, Managing Director, Recycling UK, has confirmed the company has recently expanded its fork/clamp truck capabilities. “Two brand new Linde truck units have just arrived from Germany to join…

From 12th August, the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) comes into effect. Compliance specialist Valpak by Reconomy has welcomed the move, while highlighting that many businesses still have…

UK Packaging PRO have confirmed the appointment of Kerry Easter as Chief Executive Officer and Karen Graley as Chief Operating Officer. These appointments mark an important milestone as UK Packaging…

Bollegraaf has confirmed it has completed an upgrade of the paper sorting line at the recycling facility of long-term customer Ecotri Atelier Fouesnantais in France as part of Citeo‘s Fibre…

GO-RECYCLE, the recycling scheme pioneered by Go-Pak Group, has recycled more than 16,000 tonnes of cardboard in under a year. Developed in partnership with Go-Pak’s parent company, SCG Packaging (SCGP),…

AMERIPEN has welcomed a hearing on the Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act, legislation that would establish a uniform federal framework for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims on consumer packaging….

American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) Vice President of Government Affairs, Julie Landry, has released the following statement on a federal judge granting a preliminary injunction that blocks California from…

Mardon Recycling Machinery Ltd has recently installed two new Mardon RamPack 550 Mill Size Balers for a new customer in Exeter to help them manage their cardboard and plastic waste….

Neil Clarke, Managing Director, Recycling UK, has confirmed that the company are Gold Sponsors of The Farndon Soapbox Derby on Sunday 13th September. “RUK Group will be competing with a Soapbox…

A staggering 89% of the 11,701 obligated packaging producers in the UK are still supplying non-recyclable, hard-to-recycle, or mixed-rating packaging to the market. These figures come from the Department for…

Valpak by Reconomy and ThePackHub have teamed up to launch PackReady – a new service that provides advice on current and upcoming legislation, innovative design changes and data-driven solutions. The…

A pioneering pilot led by independent environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has demonstrated how sustained behaviour change activity can improve both the physical environment and people’s perceptions of their local area –…

Reconomy has become a signatory to the British Chambers of Commerce Circularity in Practice pledge, to help its customers and other UK businesses go further and faster in embedding circular economy…

Tana Oy has appointed AB Equipment as its new distributor in New Zealand. The partnership strengthens Tana’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region and enhances local support for customers in the…