At the British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) second virtual annual general meeting, Karen Drinkwater, a founding director of JSC Rotational Limited, was elected as the trade association’s president on 19 May 2021. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the BPF’s AGM could not be held in person for the second time in …
Read More »British Plastics Federation and UK Research and Innovation launch courses to help increase plastic recycling and improve sustainability
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are collaborating to support the UK’s plastics supply chain in creating more sustainable and easy-to-recycle packaging. As part of the initiative, two training courses have been developed for people throughout the plastics packaging supply chain, including brands, designers, manufacturers, …
Read More »BPF launches new E-learning Platform and offers First Course For Free
To celebrate the launch of the British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) new e-learning platform, PolymerCourses.com, the trade association is offering the first course featured on the platform for free (normally £120) for the first 200 people to register. ‘Sustainable Plastic Packaging—The Fundamentals of Good Design’ is the first of many courses …
Read More »BPF releases statement in response to 2020 Budget Announcement
As an industry, we want to play our part in leaving the environment in a better state for future generations and taxing plastic packaging that contains less than 30% recycled content will increase the use of recycled material. We are pleased that this tax includes dealers of pre-filled packaging too, …
Read More »Major investment event discusses opportunities within UK recycling market
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) and WRAP recently held a joint investors summit exploring opportunities for growth within the UK’s plastics recycling and reprocessing infrastructure. Aimed at senior figures within the investment community, it was attended by 70 people, including representatives from numerous leading investment companies. Taking place in the …
Read More »RecoMed wins INOVYN Sustainability Award for medical PVC recycling
RecoMed, the PVC medical devices take-back scheme, has won the Sustainability category of the 2016 INOVYN Awards for its innovative approach to sustainable healthcare recycling. It’s the second accolade in just over a year for the scheme, which is run by project partners Axion Consulting, a resource recovery specialist, and …
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