Wasteline

Cromwell Polythene, which supplies products for the capture and containment of materials for recycling, has launched a ‘Countdown to the Plastic Packaging Tax’ campaign. This is designed to help businesses and their suppliers prepare for this new policy. From the 1 April 2022, this new tax of £200 per metric …

Global waste management specialist Geocycle has doubled the capacity of its co-processing facility in Costa Rica, following the investment in an UNTHA waste shredder. The world-renowned XR3000C is now operational in Geocycle Costa Rica – a 100% subsidiary of cement manufacturer LafargeHolcim – as part of their sustainable efforts, recovering …

A north east waste management business has become one of only two sites on mainland Britain to achieve the coveted European WEEELABEX accreditation; a gold standard for the environmentally safe recycling of waste fridges and cooling equipment included within the Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive. This achievement places Gap …

Michael Knight, Managing Director at Donite Plastics, is delighted to have worked with Galway based firm, KrushTech, to manufacture parts for one of its advanced crushing machines. Specialising in industrial thermoforming, Donite Plastics teamed up with KrushTech, a company that designs and builds advanced crushers for use primarily in the …

Two world-renowned UNTHA XR waste shredders are now in operation in Russia, following a collaboration between the Austrian-headquartered engineering firm and Kaluzhskiy Zavod Kommunalnih Mashin (KZKM). The duo of machines is set to shred 1 000 000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per year for the Russian State. The deal …

Winners will be announced at PRSE in Amsterdam on 5 November Finalists in the fourth edition of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe were an announced in a livestream event that took place today (15 June 2021). The winners of the seven award categories will be announced on 5 November, the …

DS Smith, the leading sustainable packaging company and Europe’s largest recycler of paper and cardboard, has today announced a renewed partnership to manage around 7000 tonnes of paper and card for recycling from Reigate & Banstead Borough Council (RBBC). Underlying the council’s commitment to ensure UK recycling, material collected from …

WasteAid has partnered with recommerce expert musicMagpie as part of its G7 campaign to tackle the global e-waste challenge, with a donation for each piece of tech sold to the site throughout June. musicMagpie has created ‘Mount Recyclemore’ with artist Joe Rush to raise awareness about the environmental threat of …

After twelve months construction work, Bunting’s European Managing Director Simon Ayling officially opened the extended Bunting-Redditch facility. The revamped facility includes additional manufacturing and storage space, a new ‘Customer Experience Centre’, and a third floor of offices. “Despite delays and challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we now have a …

Bristol is home to waste recycling specialists McCarthy Marland. Located close to the city centre, the company handles in excess of 60,000 tonnes of general waste per year. Despite the tight confines of the company’s site, currently being extended to the boundary, the throughput of material is very impressive with …