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Volvo Cars aims for 25 per cent recycled plastics in every new car from 2025
Volvo Cars has announced its ambition that from 2025, at least 25 per cent of the plastics used in every newly launched Volvo car will be made from recycled material. more
Discussions on UK-wide principles for bottle deposit schemes
A summit took place in London last week between the four UK nations to discuss plans for a UK-wide Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers. more
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Highland Spring to trial 100 per cent recycled plastic eco bottle
Highland Spring announces the trial of a 100 per cent recycled plastic eco bottle in a bid to decrease plastic waste. more
P&G Announces New Environmental Sustainability Goals
Environmental goals P&G set itself have been met, and the international consumer products company has announced new targets for 2030. more
Bottle buyers failing to plan failing the planet, says Keep Britain Tidy
Despite the perceived outrage over marine wildlife deaths stemming from the Blue Planet II on the BBC, the wider British public is still failing to connect their buying habits to sustainable plastics consumption. more
Plastic bottles hit the catwalk for recycled fashion competition
The Norfolk Waste Partnership has partnered with the plastics recycling charity RECOUP to put recycled plastic on the catwalk. more
Pret
Pret collaborates with Chilly’s to launch reusable bottle range
Pret has teamed up with Chilly’s to launch a range of reusable bottles and has also started a two-month trial for plastic bottle deposit return scheme. more
BPF to support Government on DRS implementation
The trade body for the British plastics industry, the BPF, has cautiously backed the consultation on a Deposit Return Scheme with plastic containers for England. more
Flexblow demonstrating Flexblow2 PET SBM machine at NPE
The speed of a bottle change will be a top attraction with a transfer from a 110mm 1.8 L jar to 28/410 neck 300ml bottle at NPE2018. more
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Pret A Manger to trial UK’s first plastic bottle cash-back scheme
The sandwich chain is planning to impose a 10p refundable deposit on its own-brand plastic bottles at three of its outlets in Brighton. more
The Queen bans plastics in palace
The Queen has banned plastic from the Royal estates in a bid to tackle waste. more
Amcor uses liquid filling for new bottle blow moulding technique
Liquid hand soap pumped direct to a PET container could reduce the carbon footprint and complexities of blow moulding, suggests Amcor. more
RPC designs bespoke bottle for “breakthrough” de-icer
A new breakthrough de-icer from Tetrosyl is being packed in custom-designed bottles produced by RPC Promens Industrial Plenmeller. more
Pilot scheme from BASF and Avantium for new bottle material passes to plant building stage
Synvina is a joint venture to make furandicarboxylic acid for a polymer base in containers, the program will now move to building a dedicated plant in Antwerp. more
RPC Massmould cap off Highland Spring bottles with secure flip
A secure flip bottle cap has been launched by RPC Massmould for Highland Spring bottled water. more
BPF 'disappointed by misleading information' in MPs Environmental report calling for bottle refunds
The British Plastics Federation, the trade body for UK plastics, has heavily criticised the reliability of bottle waste statistics presented to Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee. more
Clear tube rigid film made using redundant drinks bottles
Bell Packaging has launched a clear tube of rigid film from seventy per cent recycled PET. more
Sidel works with Coca-Cola to launch new PET bottle design
Packaging machinery and solutions supplier, Sidel, has worked with the Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) to overhaul the bottle design of one of its best-selling soft drinks. more
MPs recommend deposit return for plastic bottles in England and Wales
Recyclable bottles should be subject to the Deposit Return Scheme widely used in European countries, and entering Scotland next year, says the Environmental Audit Committee at the House of Commons. more
Latest polyolefins packaging guideline from PRE aim to increase recyclability of coloured containers
Recyclability research has boosted a revision of guidelines from Plastic Recyclers Europe. more
