Project Beacon, which has the potential to recycle all plastics in Scotland and beyond, has secured £3m funding. Project Beacon, at Binn Farm in Perthshire, is lighting the way to a circular world of complete plastics recycling ...
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UK-based packaging and paper company DS Smith has called for far better recycling collection infrastructure to address the issue of coffee cup recycling. After months of in-depth research, the company said its paper mill in Kent could ...
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Packaging firm Coveris has introduced a new recovery system, Recoveris, which allows the delamination and separation of label stock from silicone backing paper for reprocessing. The company has deployed the new recovery system at its ...
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Fourteen organizations from the paper cup supply chain have signed a deal to boost PE lined paper cup recycling in the UK. The agreement has been signed with Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK), which runs the ...
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Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has marked five years since investing in a pioneering initiative to transform plastics recycling in Great Britain. The anniversary comes as CCEP passed the milestone of sourcing 50,000 tonnes of ...
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Constellium has installed a new recycling furnace at its Muscle Shoals, Alabama facility to expand recycling capabilities in North America. The now fully operational furnace is expected to increase the total recycling output by 170 ...
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The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) agency has launched recycling program for plastic bags and wraps. The state agency of Connecticut has started a new campaign to increase recycling of plastic bags and ...
Tags: Plastic Bags, Wraps
Model Group, a manufacturer of packaging made of cardboard and corrugated board, is planning to build a material processing plant in Switzerland with an investment of CHF35m ($35m). Planned to be built in Weinfelden, the plant will ...
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The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) has unveiled a new technology, which will improve Niagara region's ability to divert waste from landfills and manufacture products out of recyclable material. Niagara Region is claimed to ...
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Solid waste management company Renew Bahamas has set up the first-of-its-kind materials recycling facility (MRF) in the Bahamas, to process residential and commercial waste. The unit, commissioned by Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie, ...
A spokesperson for Sainsbury’s confirmed to Packaging News the scheme would go ahead and reports have suggested more stores were slated to provide the facility this year – may be up to 400 outlets could offer the service. Last ...
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Novolex, formerly known as Hilex Poly, will acquire Packaging Dynamics to form a new company that will have revenue of $1.9bn and will offer a range of paper and plastic flexible packaging products. The company will operate under the ...
South Carolina-based packaging products firm Sonoco has begun operation of a fully automated Material Recycling Facility (MRF) to process kerbside collected dual stream residential and commercial waste materials from the Raleigh and Wake ...
H&A Recycling will install a new industrial scale Bio-Thermic Digester (BTD) from a major Advetec reseller Biozolve to reduce organic waste disposal costs by 400,000 every year. This investment is expected to help the company reduce its ...
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The aluminium rolling and recycling company estimated that thirsty cthe host nation purchased canned beverages in staggeringly huge amounts over the four weeks of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, representing a 35 percent increase over the same ...
Tags: World Cup, Aluminium Can, Packaging