The sustainability of paper and cardboard packaging may not be the first thing that comes to mind when we think about building a circular economy. But as the need for businesses to move away from single-use and hard-to-recycle plastic becomes more urgent and the appetite for paper and cardboard packaging grows, it’s something we can’t ignore.
The latest statistics from DAERA show that 49.7 per cent of waste collected by councils was sent for recycling in 2022/23 – the same level as the previous year.
Use of machine learning is powering a new generation of recycling robots in materials recovery facilities (MRFs) highlighting the potential for further innovation.
Government reviewing draft Producer Responsibility Obligations to exclude fees for material recovered and recycled within a producers’ business operations
SATCoL’s Corporate Donations scheme enables brands to donate excess, returned and faulty stock - diverting items away from waste and supporting the circular economy
Tim Gent, Managing Director of Recresco, comments that action is needed to alleviate confusion on glass recycling reforms to help reduce waste going to landfill
The roadmap – published by Plastics Europe – highlights the urgent need for a policy framework that drives circularity in the European plastics industry
