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Edward Kosior of Nextek
Recycling is not sorted

Given the ongoing regulatory changes and growing consumer outrage, plastic waste has finally reached a tipping point on organisations’ agenda. The risk for producers and users of virgin plastics is balanced by a unique opportunity for companies ahead of the curve to unlock value from a circular economy that derives revenue from the circulation of materials rather than the extraction and conversion of fossil fuels.

Terracycle's Tom Szaky
How to Commercially Scale Reuse Across All Packaged Goods Categories

Terracycle's Tom Szaky on how France is showing the way forward

The waste tracking mandate - is it the right thing?

Alex Trenbath, Director at Envirovue, believes the new system is necessary, but only scratches the surface

Packaging EPR: from uncertainty to action
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John Redmayne, Managing Director at ERP UK
| 20 August 2025 |
With new regulations now in force, John Redmayne considers the implementation practicalities that producers now face
Paul Synnott, MD of Seda UK
Packaging Reform Must Support – Not Stifle – Fibre-Based Innovation
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Paul Synnott
| 25 July 2025 |
Paul Synnott, co-chair for the Alliance for Fibre-Based Packaging on the contradiction of current EPR base fees
Megan Muller-Girard
Government must embrace circular policy design to achieve the UK’s climate goals
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Megan Muller-Girard
| 16 July 2025 |
Megan Muller-Girard on the climate action principles that unlock economic growth
Leverage Existing Product Data for Streamlined EU DPP Compliance
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Matthew Ekholm, Digital Product Passport and Circularity Specialist at Protokol
| 24 June 2025 |
Matthew Ekholm discusses steps towards meeting DPP mandate
Andrew Gomarsall MBE, Executive Director of n2s and founding partner of Bioscope Technologies
Unlocking UK resilience through material recovery
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Andrew Gomarsall MBE, Executive Director of n2s and founding partner of Bioscope Technologies
| 12 June 2025 |
Andrew Gomarsall explores strategic investments needed to double UK's circularity rate
Mike Jones, Head of Innovation & Global General Manager of Intelligent Solutions at Mainetti
Sustainability regulations and the packaging industry
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Mike Jones, Head of Innovation & Global General Manager of Intelligent Solutions at Mainetti
| 4 June 2025 |
Mike Jones offers his perspective on how evolving EU regulations are shaping the packaging industry’s future
Paul Empson, General Manager at Bakers Basco
Circular economy needs enforcement not just ambition
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Paul Empson, General Manager at Bakers Basco
| 22 May 2025 |
Paul Empson calls for practical measures to prevent asset misuse in circular systems
Claudia Mensi, President of FEAD (the European Waste Management Association)
The Circular Economy Act must be bold! Europe's resilience depends on it
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Claudia Mensi
| 12 May 2025 |
EU must prioritise circular economy to ensure material security and industrial resilience, writes Claudia Mensi, President of FEAD
Matthew Ekholm, Digital Product Passport and Circularity Specialist at Protokol
The EU’s eco-legislation and navigating greenwashing accusations as a sustainable business
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Matthew Ekholm, Digital Product Passport and Circularity Specialist at Protokol
| 10 April 2025 |
Matthew Ekholm, Digital Product Passport and Circularity Specialist at Protokol, explains how EU legislation helps businesses demonstrate sustainability credentials
Emma Atkins, food waste researcher at Bristol University
Food aid or a 'disposal channel'? Writing the Used By report
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Emma Atkins
| 7 April 2025 |
Emma Atkins explains how food charities are unfairly burdened with handling and disposing of unusable corporate food donations
Ben Hardman, Founder of Tiny Eco
Coca-Cola's ‘masterclass in greenwashing’ shows corporates can’t be relied on
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Ben Hardman, Founder of Tiny Eco
| 18 March 2025 |
Ben Hardman, Founder of Tiny Eco, examines ‘world’s biggest plastic polluter’s’ retreat from its sustainability targets, highlighting plastic waste impact and failed commitments
Simon Stringer, Managing Director of Scotpak
Small or large producers?
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Simon Stringer, Managing Director of Scotpak
| 11 March 2025 |
Simon Stringer, Managing Director of Scotpak, offers alternative reporting model for small retailers that face administrative challenges under pEPR
Graeme Milne, Chief Executive of REPIC
Balancing Act: Opinion on UK waste electricals response
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Graeme Milne, Chief Executive of REPIC
| 4 March 2025 |
Graeme Milne, Chief Executive of REPIC, shares views on Defra’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment consultation response
Gary Tee, VP Global Converting, TIPA
Compostable packaging: boosting profitability and simplifying waste management
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Gary Tee, VP Global Converting, TIPA
| 25 February 2025 |
Gary Tee, VP Global Converting at TIPA, explores the operational advantages and revenue opportunities that compostable packaging offers waste management facilities
MINORE Owner, Andrew Askew
Turning ambition into action: Six steps for a more sustainable construction industry
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Andrew Askew
| 31 January 2025 |
MINORE's Andrew Askew identifies measures needed to improve construction sector's environmental goals
Bethan Jones, Director of Resource Futures
In 2025 collaboration is more important than ever
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Bethan Jones, Director of Resource Futures
| 15 January 2025 |
Bethan Jones, Director at Resource Futures, calls for greater collaboration in the waste and resources sector to drive reuse, repair and recycling initiatives
Lars Rensing, CEO of Protokol
The first step toward business compliance amidst the ESPR’s DPP mandate: The data minefield
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Lars Rensing, CEO of Protokol
| 18 December 2024 |
Lars Rensing, CEO of Protokol, explores the measures businesses can take to prepare for compliance with ESPR’s Digital Product Passport (PPD) mandate
David Gudgeon, Head of External Affairs at Reconomy
Preparing for Simpler Recycling legislation
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David Gudgeon
| 11 December 2024 |
David Gudgeon, Head of External Affairs at Reconomy, outlines the current limits and future opportunities to push UK recycling towards a circular system
Sarah Perreard, Co-CEO, EA Earth Action
The future of plastic pollution is in businesses’ hands
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Sarah Perreard
| 9 December 2024 |
Businesses must take initiative on plastic pollution following limited progress at UN treaty negotiations
1970s UK Landfill (Credit: David Campbell)
Marking 50 years since the first Control of Pollution Act
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David C. Wilson
| 20 November 2024 |
David C. Wilson, considers the evolution of waste and resource management and reflects on future priorities