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EU to Lift The Ban on Indian Mango Imports,Paving The Way to Resume Trade in The UK
Jan 22, 2015The European Union (EU) is set to lift the ban on Indian Alphonso mango imports, paving the way to resume trade in the UK and other member states. EU has suspended mango imports from India in May last year after finding fruit flies in ...
Tags: mango imports, fruit flies, Agriculture
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Roadmap Work Highlighted The Importance of Packaging Impacts in The UK Soft Drinks Sector
Oct 30, 2013The supply of recycled material is not the issue; demand for recycled material has to be created by innovation in the sector. I recently presented a selection of the packaging-related outputs of BFF's work with Defra to develop a UK Soft ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastics Recycling
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PlasRecycle Is Set to Open a New Plastic Bag Recycling Facility in London
Sep 27, 2013PlasRecycle is set to open a new plastic bag recycling facility in Southeast London, UK, by the end of 2013, with an investment of about £10.7m. The facility will convert plastic bags and film into new black bags, which are ...
Tags: Recycling Facility
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Introducing Charge for Plastic Bags Make People Think Twice Before Throwing Away
Sep 17, 2013Over the weekend at the Liberal Democrat party conference, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that England will follow Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland in charging shoppers for bags. Speaking to Packaging News, Incpen ...
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The Facility Near Halifax Boasts Enough Capacity to Recycle up to 40% of The Cartons Used
Sep 5, 2013Minister for Resource Management, Lord de Mauley, officially opened the UK's only dedicated beverage carton recycling facility, located in Stainland (near Halifax), West Yorkshire (3 September). The new facility in Stainland near Halifax ...
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The UK Is Set to Provide £160m Technology Boost
Jul 25, 2013The UK is set to provide £160m technology boost for agricultural industries as part of the newly launched Agricultural Technologies Strategy. The initiative aims to make UK a world leader in agricultural science and technology. The ...
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The Call Was Made at a Parliamentary Reception Last Week Hosted by Plastics 2020
Jul 5, 2013The call was made at a parliamentary reception last week hosted by Plastics 2020, the industry umbrella group run by the British Plastics Federation (BPF), the Packaging and Films Association (PAFA) and Plastics Europe. The plastics ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastics Industry
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Resource Minister Lord De Mauley Has Visited Continuum Recycling
Jun 3, 2013Resource minister Lord de Mauley has visited Continuum Recycling – the plastic bottle recycling joint venture between Eco Plastics and Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) – to mark the completion of the plant’s first full year in ...
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Variable Quality of Recyclate Acted as a Damper on The Recycling Sector in UK
Feb 19, 2013According to PAFA, the variable quality of recyclate has long acted as "a damper on the recycling sector in the UK". The association added that it will be working with other members of the recycling supply chain to ensure that action is ...
Tags: recyclate quality, recycling sector, materials recovery facility