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Beverage cartons
EXTR:ACT announces innovative projects for beverage carton recycling

European platform for improving beverage carton and packaging recycling EXTR:ACT has today (13 May) announced a further four projects dedicated to this cause.


Among the projects underway is Italian plastic fabrication company Ecoplasteam’s new recycling facility.

UK rPET recycling facility
Plastipak Packaging announces investment in Spanish recycling site

The Wrexham-based plastic container manufacturer and recycler has announced investment in a rPET facility in central Spain

Renwick Road
Unused land in East London transformed into waste transport hub

Biffa and GB Railfreight have partnered to transform unused land in East London into a waste transport hub

McCulla AD plant
McCulla and Lidl Northern Ireland partner to operate waste-to-energy transport
By
Lidia Creech
| 15 April 2021 |
The two companies will operate IVECO trucks powered by biomethane from food waste 
Coventry MRF
Construction to begin on new Coventry MRF
By
Lidia Creech
| 7 April 2021 |
The new recycling facility will be owned by eight local authorities through Sherbourne Recycling Limited 
Casepak's new sorter
Casepak wins recycling contract with Tewkesbury Borough Council
By
Lidia Creech
| 31 March 2021 |
The contract will see Casepak process 10,000 tonnes of dry mixed recyclables for three years
Anaerobic digestion (AD) plant
Novamont and Iren sign circular bioeconomy agreement
By
Lidia Creech
| 25 March 2021 |
The two companies have signed a three-year agreement to develop projects for the management of compostable products and packaging
DS Smith Kemsley paper mill
Kent County Council signs paper recycling contract with DS Smith
By
Lidia Creech
| 17 March 2021 |
The packaging company has revealed 15,000 tonnes of Kent’s paper and card will be processed each year under the new contract
WEEE mountain
Address WEEE recycling infrastructure before further investment, says study
By
Patrick Jowett
| 17 March 2021 |
New research calls for mandatory treatment standards across the UK and increased capacity of material recovery in existing WEEE recycling before future infrastructure investments
EMR material handler in Liverpool
EMR unveils new material handler in Alexandra Dock, Liverpool
By
Lidia Creech
| 16 March 2021 |
The scrap metal recycler has invested £2.3 million in a hybrid material handler capable of grabbing up to 15 tonnes of bulk scrap at once 
Verplas MD
VEKA Compounds and Verplas agree to supply partnership
By Resource |
15 March 2021 |
The two companies have signed an agreement on the back of a visit to VEKA’s Northamptonshire recycling plant
New silos
VEKA Recycling invests in new silos to increase capacity at plant
By Resource |
4 March 2021 |
The new silos will contain a significant proportion of old window frames delivered to the VEKA Recycling site before processing
Paul Davidson
Addressing the plastics recycling challenge at UKRI
By Resource |
1 March 2021 |
Paul Davidson, Challenge Director of Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), discusses ongoing projects and challenges brought about by mass consumer plastic packaging 
EfW plant
Invest in new EfW facilities ‘only when needed’, says CEWEP
By
Patrick Jowett
| 10 February 2021 |
The CEWEP advises the need for new EfW facilities should depend on the amount of unavoidable non-recyclable waste that society produces
Crayford MRF
35,000 tonnes of recycling processed by Viridor’s Crayford MRF last month
By
Patrick Jowett
| 9 February 2021 |
Dry mixed recycling was up 6.8 per cent compared to last January at Viridor's Crayford MRF, with notable increases in fibre and glass recycling
Overwood EfW
Viridor proposes new EfW plant in Scotland
By
Fiona Binns
| 8 February 2021 |
Viridor has put forward proposals for a multimillion-pound EfW facility in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Person using computer
Stockport Council to tackle digital exclusion with device loan scheme
By
Lidia Creech
| 3 February 2021 |
The Council is partnering with organisations Digiknow Alliance, Renewal North West and Amshire IT Support to bring free digital devices to digitally excluded citizens
Crayford MRF
Rochford Council extends recycling contract with Viridor
By
Lidia Creech
| 1 February 2021 |
The local authority has signed an 18-month contract with waste management company Viridor
Skelton Grange plant
SUEZ to supply Wheelabrator plants with 500,000 tonnes of residual waste
By
Lidia Creech
| 27 January 2021 |
The two companies have partnered to sign four long-term residual waste supply contracts
A plastic recycling conveyor belt
Artificial intelligence-led MRF gains planning permission in the Midlands
By
Fiona Binns
| 21 January 2021 |
City planners have awarded planning permission to a regional recycling plant in Coventry that uses artificial intelligence to process recycling
Packaging industry calls for joined-up approach to waste policy
BPF roadmap calls for reduced plastic waste exports by 2030
By
Lidia Creech
| 15 January 2021 |
The latest report from the British Plastics Federation identifies out what the UK needs to achieve to reduce dependence on exporting plastic waste for recycling
Biomass wood recycling
Veolia announces new facility for wood recycling
By
Lidia Creech
| 4 January 2021 |
Waste management company new facility in Runcorn will increase wood processing capacity by 50,000 tonnes
Compostable bags ‘most cost-effective option’ for food waste collection
By
Lidia Creech
| 17 December 2020 |
New research by consultancy Sancroft finds biodegradable liners to be best economic and environmental option for food waste collections sent to anaerobic digestion facilities