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BPF Unveils Vision for 100% Reused, Recycled or Recovered Plastic Packaging by 2030
May 24, 2018The British Plastics Federation (BPF), the trade association for the UK Plastic Industry, has released a plan to make 100% of plastic packaging reused, recycled or recovered. The intention forms part of a document, Plastics: A Vision for ...
Tags: Plastic Packaging, Packaging
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UK Unveils Plans for Plastics Research and Innovation Hub
May 11, 2018The UK Government has confirmed plans to bring together businesses and research bodies from across the world to help tackle scourge of plastic in seas and oceans. The UK is already working with the governments of Canada, India, and ...
Tags: Innovation Hub, Plastics Research
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Environmental Image Important to UK Plastics Converters, Says Survey
Dec 15, 2017European Plastics Converters (EuPC), a European trade association, has surveyed plastics converters across Europe to look at the current and future use of recycled content as well as incentives and barriers to its use. With high targets ...
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More Than 150 Global Organisations Support Call to Ban Oxo-Degradable Plastic Packaging
Nov 8, 2017More than 150 organizations globally endorsed a new statement that proposes to ban oxo-degradable plastic packaging worldwide. The organisations supporting the initiative include M&S, PepsiCo, Unilever, Veolia, British Plastics Federation ...
Tags: Plastic Packaging, Packaging
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BPF Holds Second Factory Tour at Stewart Company
Jul 25, 2017The British Plastics Federation recently held its second ‘Mould Tour’, which took place at the Stewart Company facility in Banbury. The event gave attendees a unique opportunity to learn about the Stewart Company’s ...
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Recomed Wins National Recycling Award for Medical PVC Recycling
Jul 11, 2017RecoMed, the PVC medical devices take-back scheme, is a joint winner of the Waste Prevention category of the 2017 National Recycling Awards for its innovative approach to sustainable healthcare recycling. It’s yet another accolade - ...
Tags: PVC Recycling, medical devices
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BPF Survey Says Plastics Companies Depend Heavily on EU Workers
Jun 19, 2017A survey by the British Plastics Federation (BPF) revealed that the UK plastics industry has half of its temporary workers hailing from the European Union member states. This shows the continued dependence of the industry on EU workers, ...
Tags: plastics industry, plastics
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BPF, Plasticseurope Support Anti-Litter Campaign for Schools
Apr 14, 2017The British Plastics Federation (BPF) and PlasticsEurope are working with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) on a new project for schools called Cool Sea Investigators: Litter Challenge. Schools across the UK have registered to take ...
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a Tough Set of Waste Recycling Targets by EU Have Been Met with Much Resistance
Sep 3, 2014Last month the EU proposed a tough set of waste recycling targets that have been met with much resistance by the packaging industry. The new proposals revolve around the aim for 80% of packaging waste materials to be recycled by 2030. ...
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BPF to Present Opening Address at Interplas 2014
Jul 7, 2014The opening keynote will be delivered by Philip Law, the new director-general of the 81 year-old body, which has more than 400 members across the plastics industry supply chain, including polymer producers and suppliers, additive ...
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Stop Littering We at LINPAC Packaging to Add Views on Issues Surrounding Litter
Jan 23, 2014Further to Josh Brooks’ comments in The Answer To The Litter Problem Is Simple: Stop Littering (Packaging News, Monday, January 20) we at LINPAC Packaging would like to add our own views on the issues surrounding litter and 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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BPF Introduces Proposal That Sets out Importance of Securing End Markets for Recyclate
May 31, 2013The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched a new proposal that sets out the importance of securing end markets for recyclate in a bid to achieve a sustainable green economy. The proposal, which aims to encourage and incentivise ...
Tags: Packaging, Plastics Federation
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Demand for Plastic Packaging Rose in The UK Last Year,Helped by The Food&Beverage Industry
May 15, 2013Demand for plastic packaging rose in the UK last year, helped by the food and beverage industry, according to a new survey. Figures from industry body Plastics Europe, of which the British Plastics Federation (BPF) is a member, showed ...
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BPF Stressed on The Resource Efficiency and Benefits of Rigid Plastics Packaging
Apr 22, 2013Trade association for the UK Plastic Industry, the British Plastics Federation (BPF) has stressed on the resource efficiency and benefits of rigid plastics packaging while responding to the UK Government’s Consultation on the Waste ...
Tags: Packaging Efficiency, Packaging
