Recycling

Saica Group has reached an agreement to acquire the majority of the shares (76%) of Fox Recykling, a waste management company in Poland. Thanks to this acquisition, Saica strengthens its…

How we shop, how we wrap those presents and how we dispose of the packaging make a huge impact at this time of year. The numbers may vary, but at…

Climate action NGO, WRAP, has confirmed the appointment of Harriet Lamb as its new CEO. Lamb (pictured left) is an experienced CEO including having built the global movement Fairtrade, which…

Creative Innovation is the theme for the Global Recycling Day’s new competition in the search for Recycling Heroes. The Global Recycling Foundation is now looking for nominations for the award…

Harris Waste Management has expanded its machine shop at its Cordele, GA, manufacturing complex. The expansion encompasses the construction of a new machine building, adjacent to the current machine shop,…

Christmas presents are likely to be ‘accelerating’ at rates greater than a Formula 1 driver, as they make their way to our front doors this season. Packages ordered online have…

AMCS has confirmed that the energy recovery and recycling specialist, Viridor, has chosen AMCS as their technology partner to drive forward their digitalization program and maximise operating efficiency. AMCS and…

DS Smith has released its figures for the first half of 2022/23. Sales reached £4,299m, up 28% on the same period last year. Profit before tax was £315m, up 80%…

Impact Environmental Group, which now owns the Taylor and Duraflex brands, has expanded the remit of Container Components’ Sales Manager, Bruce Ashton, following the decision to promote him to the…

FEFCO has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation that will contribute to the EU’s circular economy and climate neutrality ambitions. FEFCO says that it…

On 18 October 2022, a working draft copy of the European Commission’s draft Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) was leaked to the public. Since then, there has been a…

Sebastian Munden, former Executive Vice President and General Manager for Unilever UK & Ireland has joined WRAP as its new Chair to help drive forward action against critical milestones. Munden, who…

Long-standing UNTHA customer H. Brown & Son Recycling has invested in a new UNTHA shredder, switching from an XR to a ZR. The Stoke-on-Trent based waste management company has used…

It has been widely reported that a new name has emerged in the Italian recovered fibre market – Riexo. The company, which will focus on the procurement of recovered fibre,…

DS Smith has confirmed the appointment of Richard Pike to the company’s Board as Group Finance Director and Executive Director, with effect from Adrian Marsh’s retirement next summer. The final…

Rebecca Pow MP has been re-tasked with the resources and waste brief at DEFRA. Pow (pictured below cutting a ribbon during the start-up of the corrugator at the then Rigid…