Zero Waste Scotland Figures Highlight Potential Benefits of 20p Deposit 2019-08-01 17:02:53 DRS Could Keep 31,000 Waste Bottles from Scottish Beaches & Streets Figures published by Zero Waste Scotland show the dramatic scale of litter reduction of nearly 31,000 plastic bottles from Scotland’s streets, beaches and green spaces every single day, thanks to the forthcoming Deposit Return Scheme. read more ...
Prevention the Only Solution to Marine Litter & Plastic Pollution 2019-07-29 11:09:48 Clean-Up on ‘World’s Most Polluted Beach’ Bags Six Tonnes of Waste Valpak's James Beard has helped bag six tonnes of waste from the most densely-polluted beach in the world and concluded that prevention is the only viable option to halt the tide of marine plastic litter. read more ...
Airline Marks Plastic Free July by Diverting 460,000 Bottles from Landfill 2019-07-19 12:17:47 Air New Zealand Removes Single Use Plastic Water Bottles to Cut Waste and Emissions To mark Plastic Free July, Air New Zealand has removed individual plastic water bottles from cabins on Tasman and Pacific Island services under five hours in duration. read more ...
Recyclable HDPE Packaging with RecyClass 2019-07-18 16:44:51 Evaluation Protocol for HDPE Container Recycling Released With the goal of supporting the efforts of the industry towards increased plastic packaging recyclability, Plastics Recyclers Europe has released the RecyClass Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for HDPE containers. read more ...
Recycling Plant Giving Building Product Manufacturer RE-KKUR an Edge 2019-07-17 13:42:59 JCB Hydradig Wastemaster for Irish uPVC Manufacturer’s In-House Recycling Irish of uPVC building products manufacturer, RE-KKUR, has introduced a JCB Hydradig 110W Wastemaster wheeled excavator at its in-house plastic recycling facility at its County Fermanagh site. read more ...
TOMRA Collection Solutions’ Chief Welcomes Comprehensive DRS Intent 2019-07-17 12:52:04 Environment Secretary’s Backing of Comprehensive Deposit Return Scheme Welcomed Tuesday’s announcement by the UK’s Environment Secretary Michael Gove that he is backing a comprehensive Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers has been welcomed by reverse vending machine manufacturer, TOMRA Collection Solutions. read more ... War on Plastics Opening Scene Highlights Waste Plastic Levels in the Oceans 2019-07-09 13:25:22 RVS Trucks Featured in Fake Dumping of Plastics in the Sea for BBC Series Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd supplied the trucks for the fake dumping in the sea of tonnes of plastic waste for the BBC1 series War on Plastic. read more ... Overview of Options for Black Plastic Recycling 2019-07-05 16:04:55 RECOUP Report: Collaboration & Conversation Key to Solving Black Plastics RECOUP, has led a cross-industry forum to address the barriers and improve the recycling of black plastic packaging which has published a new report. read more ... Plastic Recycling MoU for UK Based Technology Developer 2019-06-27 12:01:55 PETRONAS Deal for Plastic Energy’s Chemical Recycling Tech in Malaysia PETRONAS Chemicals Group has signed a MoU with PLASTIC ENERGY, a UK based chemical recycling company, to collaborate in addressing plastic waste that cannot be recycled by conventional means in Malaysia. read more ... IT Manufacturer Seeks to Move to Low-Carbon Circular Economy & Grow Revenues 2019-06-21 12:20:13 HP Sustainability Report Highlights Increased Use of Recycled Materials Computing and IT giant, HP, has released its 2018 Sustainable Impact Report outlining its commitment to people, the planet and driving a low-carbon circular economy. read more ... Recyclable Cardboard Packaging for Salads also Coming 2019-06-21 11:40:27 McDonald’s UK to Cut Single-Use Plastics Waste with Lidless McFlurries McDonald’s UK is shaking up its drinks menu with the removal of plastic lids from all McFlurry options from September, a measure which will reduce plastic waste by 383 metric tonnes annually. read more ... Finnish Research Centre Backs Chemical Recycling for Plastics 2019-06-20 12:35:54 VTT to Add New Methods to the Plastics Recycling Chain VTT is developing technology to complement a variety of mechanical recycling methods for plastics with chemical recycling based on pyrolysis. read more ...
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