More and more recycled waste in Carmarthenshire is being contaminated by nappies, food scraps and clothes. Residents can put out as many blue bags as they like for collection but they must contain certain items and not others. But testing of these blue bags has revealed that 19%, by weight,...
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July 22nd, 2018 by Charlotte Rumsby
The risk of prosecution for potential non-compliance with the WEEE Directive is often of uppermost concern to companies. In our experience, most companies will weigh up this and any associated risks against the costs associated with changing their current practices. However, many fail to recognise the opportunities that an effective...
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June 8th, 2018 by Charlotte Rumsby
‘It would be our dream to see this chemically recyclable polymer technology materialise in the marketplace,’ say team behind new discovery A new type of plastic has been invented by a team of chemists at Colorado State University, which they say can theoretically be recycled “infinitely”.While plastics are incredibly useful, their impact...
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May 9th, 2018 by Charlotte Rumsby
Retail giant Marks & Spencer today (9 April) unveiled a pack away mac made from 50% recycled polyester, sourced from used plastic bottles. A spokeswoman for the retailer said that “The pack away mac has been designed a part of our Plan A 2025 sustainability plan, in which we are...
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April 12th, 2018 by Charlotte Rumsby
Recycling disposable paper coffee cups remains a tough challenge but DS Smith believes it has a viable solution. Waqas Qureshi visited its Kemsley site to get the lowdown on how the company is working with the supply chain. March 2018 – following almost two years of publicity and awareness of...
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March 28th, 2018 by Charlotte Rumsby
WEEE – waste electrical and electronic equipment – compliance fees for 2017 will be set using a methodology drawn up by the Joint Trade Associations, it has been revealed. This will include a ‘flat rate’ of £3.50 per tonne to reflect the variable costs involved in collecting and processing WEEE,...
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February 7th, 2018 by Charlotte Rumsby
Mike Turner, managing director of Graphic Packaging International’s European Foodservice business has addressed “the misconception that the paper cup cannot be recycled.” Mike Turner, GPI MD & Paper Cup Alliance spokesperson Turner, who is also spokesperson for the Paper Cup Alliance, has spoken out following the recent announcement that the...
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January 30th, 2018 by Charlotte Rumsby
Sir David Attenborough recently called for the world to act on plastic, after witnessing its impacts on marine life during the filming of his latest stunning TV series Blue Planet II. And when we see images of a turtle chasing a plastic bag, a pelican feeding its chick a plastic...
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January 15th, 2018 by Charlotte Rumsby
A new and unique collaborative initiative will help turn the tide on the UK’s growing issue of plastic waste. If all the plastic bottles that are not collected for recycling in the UK each year were placed end to end, they would go around the world 31 times. It’s clear...
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January 15th, 2018 by Charlotte Rumsby
Defra’s minister in the House of Lords, Lord Gardiner of Kimble, has confirmed that “a full and proper consultation” will take place early this year on the powers which a new post-Brexit environmental enforcement agency will hold. And, it was also suggested that the enforcement agency could be in place before...
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January 10th, 2018 by Charlotte Rumsby
