Recycling

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…

Recycling Plant and Machinery Ltd has acquired Waste Recycling Technologies, as part of its growth plans. Steve Hill’s technical knowledge in the waste & recycling industry has been built up…

CIWM has confirmed that its President, Dr Adam Read, who is also External Affairs Director at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, has been selected to join the UK’s new Green…

The Bureau of International Recycling welcomes a new member of its team, Alev Somer, as of 16 May 2022. In her capacity as Deputy Director for Trade & Environment, Somer (pictured…

In the context of World Recycling Day, Hinojosa Group has reported on its progress in the recovery of its waste, as the company continues in its commitment to protect the…

​The World Packaging Organisation, in conjunction with FH Campus Wien University of Applied Sciences, Austria, Circular Analytics and ECR Community, have launched the 21x countries ‘Waste Stream Mapping Guides’ as…

Gordian Strapping has confirmed the launch of a brand-new RDF and waste baling stretch wrapping machine – the Area RR 180. This wrapping machine uses stretch film to completely encase…

Egbert Taylor, the Worcester-based container manufacturer, has its sights set on growing its presence in the South East of England after appointing waste veteran Frank Adie, who joins the business…

Ahead of its World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Barcelona, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has unveiled its 2021 Annual Report. Featuring a host of sector-specific reviews of last…

Analysis of DEFRA statistics on plastic packaging waste reveals that while rates of recovery and recycling are improving, the total volumes of plastic packaging that is not being recovered or recycled…