Recycling

DS Smith has released a trading update in respect of the period since 1 May 2023. “Overall trading is in line with our expectations, driven by continued resilient pricing and…

North America is set to trigger a new wave of sustainability compliance that may surpass existing frameworks in Europe following the success of a Common Collection Service (CCS) in Ontario…

Tunley Engineering has rebranded as Tunley Environmental. This strategic move reflects the company’s commitment to empower sustainable solutions and accelerate sustainability globally. With a renewed vision and mission, Tunley Environmental…

Sorbafreeze, the chilled packaging division of the Pitreavie Group, is working with environmental consultants Mabbet to develop a 10-year sustainability strategy, committing to sustainable sourcing of materials, reduction in waste…

Austria-based UNTHA shredding technology GmbH has been making an important contribution to the resource-friendly use of materials and the economic and ecologically responsible recycling of waste for more than 50…

Visy has opened Australia’s first drum pulper — a A$42.5m investment in paper recycling at its Coolaroo facility. The Premier of Victoria, Dan Andrews, Federal Minister for Environment and Water Tanya…

UKCM has been acquired by Impact Environmental Group (IEG) in a move that sees the Cheshire-based business become the third major UK waste products and services business to join IEG…

This month local authority fleet and workshop management experts Specialist Fleet Services Ltd celebrates 30-years in business. To mark this milestone anniversary, staff from the company and its vehicle rental…

The European Union’s Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is expected to be legally enforced across the EU by the end of 2024. Packaging experts at Smithers have created a…

At RWM (13-14 September) in Birmingham, Vecoplan will provide information on its shredding, storage and conveying solutions that can be used to process different materials into high-quality output, in Hall…

James Cropper, who have helped to develop technology to upcycle used coffee cups, can now recycle both the waste plastic as well as the paper from each disposable cup. The…

The American Forest & Paper Association has confirmed that nearly 68% of paper consumed in the U.S. (67.9%) was recycled in 2022. The paper recycling rate held approximately steady to the…

After more than 12 years as the head of Cascades Specialty Products Group (SPG), President and COO Luc Langevin has been succeeded by Jérôme Porlier, effective July 1, 2023. With the…

Following official confirmation from the UK Government that it will delay the implementation of the UK’s EPR system, Miles Roberts, Group Chief Executive, DS Smith, said, “The lack of clarity…

In an article on the BIR website, Francisco Donoso (DOLAF Servicios Verdes S.L.), reports on the impact for recovered fibre seen over the first half of the year. “The main…

DS Smith has reiterated its call for more consistent recycling policies across the UK to improve lagging recycling rates, including a focus on source segregation. The call follows recent media…