Plastic

Waste shipments
Viridor report urges Government to ban plastic waste exports

Viridor has today (2 December) unveiled its ‘Vision for Zero’ plan, in which it calls on the Government to enact policy measures that will enable the UK to process all of its plastic waste domestically through investment in recycling and reprocessing facilities.


‘Vision for Zero’

Plastic packaging
10 per cent decrease in plastic packaging across UK supermarkets

The UK Plastics Pact has noted progress amongst its members in achieving targets

Polystyrene
First advanced polystyrene recycling plant in Europe announced


The Swindon facility will see INEOS Styrolution and Recycling Technologies collaborate

Wet wipes
Wet wipe mound length of two tennis courts located on Thames riverbed
By
Kai Malloy
| 24 November 2021 |
The identification of the waste comes amidst proposals for a new ‘super sewer’
Plastic recycling
41 per cent of household plastic packaging collected for recycling in 2020
By
Kai Malloy
| 24 November 2021 |
RECOUP estimates that 584,000 tonnes of the material were collected by local authorities
Single-use plastics
Government in talks to ban single-use plastics
By
Kai Malloy
| 22 November 2021 |
The proposals come after the Environment Act neglected to include hard-and-fast prohibition
Soft plastics
Morrisons to co-own soft plastics recycling plant
By
Kai Malloy
| 16 November 2021 |
The processing facility will be co-owned and constructed by Yes Recycling
Single-use plastic straws
Scotland to ban single-use plastics by June 2022
By
Kai Malloy
| 15 November 2021 |
The ban comes after a twelve-week public consultation, which concluded in January
Polystyrene
NLWA launches polystyrene recycling pilot
By
Kai Malloy
| 11 November 2021 |
The material will be reprocessed into insulation panels and various hard plastics
Microplastics
100x more microplastics being inhaled than previously predicted
By
Kai Malloy
| 9 November 2021 |
2,000 - 7,000 microplastics are being breathed in within the home on a daily basis
WRAP UKRI Plastic Pollution Fund
£1.7m grant to cut plastic pollution across Global South
By
Kai Malloy
| 9 November 2021 |
Funding will be allocated to plastic waste reduction schemes in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Geminor plastic film
Geminor introduces circular solution for agricultural waste film
By
Kai Malloy
| 4 November 2021 |
Geminor introduces circular solution for agricultural waste film
Xampla bioplastics
Xampla to showcase bioplastics at Science Museum exhibition
By
Kai Malloy
| 25 October 2021 |
The company will display ‘the world’s first plant protein material for commercial use’
UK Houses of Parliament
Environment Bill amendments see charges introduced for ‘all single-use items’
By
Emma Love
| 22 October 2021 |
The Government stated that it expects the bill to complete parliamentary passage shortly
Plastic pollution
‘The Story of Plastic’ wins News and Documentary Emmy
By
Kai Malloy
| 4 October 2021 |
The film, which details the full extent of the ongoing plastic pollution crisis, won the award last week
Urgent need for capacity sees planned Irish plastic recycling plant relocate to UK
European film recycling capacity rises almost 10 per cent in 2020
By
Kai Malloy
| 28 September 2021 |
Plastics Europe has noted that the installed recycling capacity for flexible plastic film now equates to 2.7 metric tonnes
Regulated plastic waste
Art exhibition on plastic waste will showcase Environmental Agency’s work
By
Kai Malloy
| 23 September 2021 |
Curated by Joshua Sofaer, the exhibit will see plastic sculpture being installed at BACKLIT Gallery
Plastic pollution
China publishes five-year plastics pollution plan
By
Kai Malloy
| 21 September 2021 |
The plan outlines the nation’s strategy for tackling plastic waste
Soft plastic
Lidl announces plans to reduce plastic waste
By
Kai Malloy
| 20 September 2021 |
The plans include introducing compostable produce bags and a soft plastics collection trial
Flexible plastics
Eurokey announces UK’s first ‘supermarket sorting line’
By
Kai Malloy
| 13 September 2021 |
The Reconomy-run recycling company will use the infrastructure to recover and recycle film and flexible plastics from the supermarket sector
EA guidance
Environment Agency urges sports industry to combat plastic waste
By
Kai Malloy
| 13 September 2021 |
The Environment Agency has presented the sector with advice regarding the reduction of avoidable plastic refuse
EU flags in Brussels
PlasticsEurope welcomes mandatory EU recycled content target
By
Emma Love
| 10 September 2021 |
The trade association supports the European Commission’s proposed revision to the PPWD
Coffee cups in bin
Coffee cups could be reused in composite building materials
By
Emma Love
| 9 September 2021 |
Australian research has found that powder made from the recycled material could replace fine aggregate