Tag Archives: Plastics Recycling

Quantafuel ASA has submitted a planning application to develop its first plastics upcycling plant in the UK. Quantafuel is applying for permission to build the plastics processing plant on a 12-acre site on the eastern edge of Port of Sunderland, in the North East of England. It will be the …

Winners announced at Plastics Recycling Show Europe in June The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 are now open for entries in seven categories. Brand owners, plastic product manufacturers, retailers, product designers, packaging producers, raw material producers, plastics recycling machine producers and suppliers of recycled plastic products from across the whole …

Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2021 were announced at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. This year’s award winners have together made very conspicuous progress in effective design for recycling, which in turn is defining the path towards more recyclable plastic products and the truly circular use …

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 …

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 …

Dr Florika Fink-Hooijer, European Commission’s Director General for Environment, to Keynote   Finalists in seven categories at the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2021 will be revealed in a livestream event taking place on Tuesday 15 June. Keynote speaker for the event will be Dr Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director General Environment Department …

Tetra Pak has announced it is ready to deploy its portfolio of tethered cap solutions. The portfolio brings numerous benefits to food and beverage manufacturers and consumers, as the company builds on its vision of the most sustainable food package. These benefits include minimising litter, as the cap will stay …

M&K Plastik has invested in an UNTHA RS40 four shaft shredder to transform its recycling operation. The plastic remanufacturing specialist processes pre-sorted HDPE and PP material collected from municipal waste sorting plants, to support the circular economy and the regranulating of valuable plastics. And now an UNTHA plastic shredder with …

Sustainable waste manager Biffa and the UK arm of Austrian-based ALPLA Group, a world leader in the development, production and recycling of plastic packaging, are to work together to ensure more British recycled plastic is used in the manufacturing of UK homecare products. From May, Biffa will provide food grade …

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, …