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New Scotland Deposit Return Scheme administrator created
The Scottish Government plans to introduce the Deposit Return Scheme in 2022. It will require consumers to pay a 20p deposit on each glass, can or PET plastic container purchased, which is then reimbursed when the empty container is returned. Read more
Veolia expands plastic recycling operations to process 100 grades of plastic
To tackle the problem of plastic waste in the UK, leading resource management company, Veolia, has now expanded its plastic recycling operations to process over 100 different grades of plastic from consumer, commercial and industrial sources. Read more
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I becomes plastic-ring free
In total, combined with decreasing its usage of plastic shrink wrap, the brewer has removed 850 tonnes of plastic waste, the equivalent weight of 67 double decker buses, from its supply chains. Read more
NLWA calls for urgent action from the Government to tackle the Climate Emergency
NLWA believes timely action needed on waste and recycling in Government’s Environment Bill. Read more
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Sip, Save and Recycle cups in Britain’s biggest and busiest stations
Network Rail has installed 32 coffee cup recycling bins at seven of Britain’s biggest and busiest stations. Read more
Loreal
L’Oréal UK launches in-store recycling scheme for makeup packaging
Under its Maybelline New York brand it has launched the ‘Make-Up, Not Make Waste’ campaign, which sees over 1000 locations across branches of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Superdrug and Boots for consumers to recycle their makeup empties across any brand. Read more
PVC industry is "well on track" to meet recycling targets, finds latest report
VinylPlus, the Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development of the European PVC industry, recycled 771,313 tonnes of PVC in 2019 - more than 96 per cent of the programme’s 2020 target. Read more
First specification to prevent plastic pellet pollution hailed as “landmark step in the right direction”
The fast-tracked standardisation document will provide an important tool for companies to demonstrate good practice in pellet loss prevention measures across the supply chain. Read more
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Cooper Standard deploys lab informatics platform to synchronize R&D
Discover how the Cooper Standard materials team is now able to quickly access and share data on raw materials, recipes, and experiment history in a connected workspace supported by Uncountable. Read more here.
