Recycling

Gordian Strapping has confirmed the launch of a brand-new RDF and waste baling stretch wrapping machine – the Area RR 180. This wrapping machine uses stretch film to completely encase…

Egbert Taylor, the Worcester-based container manufacturer, has its sights set on growing its presence in the South East of England after appointing waste veteran Frank Adie, who joins the business…

Ahead of its World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Barcelona, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has unveiled its 2021 Annual Report. Featuring a host of sector-specific reviews of last…

Analysis of DEFRA statistics on plastic packaging waste reveals that while rates of recovery and recycling are improving, the total volumes of plastic packaging that is not being recovered or recycled…

Invest In Our Planet. This is the core message of Earth Day 2022 (22nd April), the day in which the earth’s inhabitants come together to work towards a prosperous and…

CIWM has just published their formal response to Defra’s two recent high-profile consultations. The first was on the reform of the waste carrier, broker, dealer registration system (CBD) in England. …

CIWM has confirmed the election of Tim Walker as Junior Vice President. He will formally take over the role from Dan Cooke, who will become Senior Vice President, at the…

Avis Industrial Corp (parent company of American Baler Co and Harris Waste Management Group, among others) has completed the acquisition of the assets of FEMCO Machine, based in Punxsutawney, PA….

Wigan Council has been recognised with a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ from the iESE following the implementation of a new system to manage its waste collections. Its new waste collection technology has seen…

DS Smith has funded the planting of 29,000 trees – one for each employee – in celebration of the UN-backed International Day of Forests. This milestone is one element of…

The threat to oil and gas supplies from Russia with the war in Ukraine means a rethink on sustainable energy and net zero emissions is inevitable, according to Ranjit Baxi,…

New research from DS Smith reveals that despite their best intentions, over a third (36%) of people in the UK don’t believe that their recycling efforts have an impact the…

Kernic Systems Inc. and Höcker Polytechnik GmbH have confirmed a strategic partnership for the North American paper, packaging and recycling market. Höcker Polytechnik of Hilter a.T.W. Lower Saxony, Germany is…

DS Smith has issued a trading update in respect of the period since 1 November 2021. The full update can be read here. The update said trading was in line…

US-based Industrial Shredders has confirmed the addition of Nick Beitler (pictured left) as Solutions Engineer. Beitler will oversee new business development, serve as the main point of contact for customer…

In response to the continued growth in customer demand for their machinery, Harris, a division of Avis Industrial, has confirmed the expansion of it’s advanced machine shop at its Cordele,…