Recycling

In 2021, eleven additional Greif facilities achieved zero waste to landfill status, bringing the total number within the company to 45. The facilities joining the zero waste to landfill status include seven…

Bright, colourful and eye-catching bins are being installed in the areas of Waterloo, Brixton, Clapham, Streatham and West Norwood, as a new on-the-go recycling initiative is launched by environmental charity…

Electric refuse vehicles are set to start work in Exeter, providing local residents with cleaner air and reduced noise. Starting from 1st July, the vehicles of electric refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) …

Representatives of the European paper value chain gathered recently in Brussels have pledged to recycle 76% of all paper consumed by 2030. The commitment was taken during the 8th edition…

Impact Environmental Group (IEG) has acquired Duraflex, the brand behind Chesterfield-based Container Components Europe. It is the US company’s second acquisition in the UK since acquiring Egbert H. Taylor &…

Recycling UK Ltd have confirmed the appointment of ‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪Zoleikha Mian as Business Development Manager. Zoly (pictured left), who is well known in the paper recycling sector, will be based at…

Environmental charity Hubbub has launched ‘Reuse Systems Unpacked’, a report uncovering the challenges and opportunities for reusable food and drink packaging systems. The report, launched at The Royal Society of…

UK-based Compact & Bale Ltd launched a new website in June. Featuring full details on the wide range of equipment from Strautmann, Durapac, Ludden & Mennekes, Flexus Balasystem, KBM and…

Dicom compaction equipment has been manufactured in the UK for over 40 years to precisely fit customer needs. Dicom have been part of the global Kadant Group of companies for…

DS Smith has released its full year results for the period 2021/22 (30th April 2022). Sales reached £7,241m, up 21% on the previous year. Profit before tax was £378m, up…

One of Scotland’s largest independent recycling and resource management companies, Hamilton Waste & Recycling, has joined the Recycling Association in expressing serious concern over the Scottish Government’s plans to pilot…

American Baler Co has confirmed the retirement of Jon Sage, Parts & Service Manager.  Sage has worked with American Baler for over 23 years.  His most recent post was Parts…

“Over the years, we have allowed stereotypical views of the industry to prevail and have sold ourselves short in terms of our importance,” stated Tom Bird, President, BIR, in his…

Recovery and recycling rates of plastic packaging in the UK dipped in 2021, with waste ending up in the environment rising past 1.4 million tonnes, according to analysis of the…

Latest figures underline the pivotal role played by recovered fibre in the production of paper and board globally. And yet major international flows of this vital raw material were under…

The American Forest & Paper Association has reported that 68% of all paper consumed in the United States was recycled in 2021 – a rate on par with the highest rate…