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Permission granted for new UK recycling plant to recycle a billion plastic bottles a year
The facility will reprocess single use polyethylene terephthalate drinks bottles back into a food contact material. Read more
Nat-2
Nat-2 launches vegan sneakers made from recycled plastics bottles and real meadow hayfield
Sustainable luxury footwear company launches vegan sneakers made from hay and recycled plastic bottles. Read more
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Iceland’s reverse vending trial collects over 300,000 bottles
Frozen supermarket chain, Iceland, has reported that its trial in-store deposit return system has proved popular with customers and provided valuable insights into behaviour. Read more
Spirit FM
Recycled bottle tree makes fifth festive outing
Made from 600 reused green plastic bottles, a sculptural green recycled bottle tree has arrived in Chichester. Read more
Silvergate Plastics
Silvergate trials bioplastic Floreon as an alternative to HDPE in the production of plastic bottles
The company found Floreon outperformed HDPE in latest trials. Read more
Tesco's reverse vending machine
Tesco launches in-store bottle return scheme
Tesco has launched a reverse vending scheme in some of its stores in a bid to make it simpler for customers to recycle their packaging, as well as calling on Government to introduce a consistent approach to collection and recycling. Read more
Veolia: Give consumers the recycled content they want to see
Veolia is calling on designers, manufacturers and Government to work together with the recycling industry to give consumers the levels of recycled content they expect to see in plastic bottles. Read more
Thames21
Thames21 and #OneLess fight the Thames plastic tide
Londoners conduct mass survey of plastic bottles along River Thames in the wake of summer heatwave. Read more
The OOHO sachets (Image: Skipping Rocks Lab)
Harrow Half Marathon replaces plastic water bottles with edible sachets
Participants of the Harrow Half Marathon in London yesterday received water packaged in edible seaweed pouches instead of PET bottles. Read more
Volvo Car Group
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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read more
The Queen bans plastics in palace
The Queen has banned plastic from the Royal estates in a bid to tackle waste. Read more
