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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
Matt Alexander
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
Baylis & Harding partners with TerraCycle to recycle pumps, caps and tubes
The new initiative, which is applicable to all of Baylis & Harding’s products, allows consumers to send their plastic pumps, caps and tubes, which can’t be recycled via local council recycling systems, to TerraCycle. Read more
Design for Recycling tool to be optimised for harmonised EU-wide assessment
Launched in 2019, the RecyClass platform brought together several members from across the plastics packaging value chain to create a free-to-use platform with guidelines, scoring tools and test protocols to assess the recyclability of a pack. Read more
