UK-based Environmental Services Association (ESA) has recommended the HM Treasury to work with Defra to increase recycling in the country. ESA is a trade association that represents the resource and waste management industry in the UK. ...
Tags: packaging, recycled material
Juice maker Eckes-Granini Finland has relaunched its Marli Natur juice range in Elopak’s newly introduced Pure-Pak Sense Aseptic cartons Following installation of a new aseptic filling line E-PS120A at its Turku production site, the ...
Scottish Materials Brokerage Service is to announce its first waste and recycling contracts including long-term deals for glass recycling. The contracts with duration ranging from seven to ten years will be issued for recycling of ...
Tags: glass recycling, cans, plastic bottles
On 12 November, Packaging News organised a conference in conjunction with British Glass, bringing together members of the UK glass industry to discuss ways of improving recycling in Britain. The central London conference included talks ...
Tags: Glass Industry, Recycling
British waste and recycling company, Business Waste, says that a spike in the theft of paper and cardboard meant for recycling is to be blamed on scrap thieves who are looking for soft targets. The company feels that increased security ...
Tags: Rising Paper, Cardboard Theft, Printing
The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) has welcomed the new waste and recycling targets adopted by the European Commission last week. The Commission announced a 70 percent recycling objective for steel, rising ...
Tags: Steel Packaging, Steel
Choosing Trelleborg has helped New England's leading off-the-road (OTR) tire dealer service to meet some tough customer challenges. Sullivan Tire, a key New England tire business, operates 67 full service auto repair locations and 15 ...
Tags: Tyre, Tire, Components, Auto Parts
Republic Services, Inc. today announced the deployment of 107 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) solid waste and recycling trucks to serve customers in Anaheim and throughout Orange County. The new CNG fleet replaced older diesel and liquid ...
Tags: Oil and Gas News, Natural Gas Powered Trucks, Republic Services, Anaheim
Joe Johnson Equipment (JJE) will service the eastern half of Canada from Manitoba to Newfoundland with Galbreath's waste and recycling equipment. Galbreath is a Wastequip brand and builds hoists, container handlers, and trailers for the ...
The Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) says all of the country's largest shopping centre companies have now joined its campaign to promote away from home recycling program following the recent decision by Colonial First State Global Asset ...
Carpet Recycling UK was named winner of a Resource Revolution Award in the Landfill Diversion category, in recognition of its achievements in finding alternative uses for waste carpet. CRUK Co-ordinator Jane Gardner commented: ...
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PlasRecycle 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
Republic Services, a US-based provider of solid waste and recycling solutions, has unveiled its new materials recycling facility at Fort Worth in North Texas. The 90,000ft2 facility can collect and process over 500t of mixed recyclables ...
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Metal paint cans have been awarded an On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) ‘widely recycled’ label The OPRL scheme was launched in March 2009 in response to research that identified a need to communicate better with consumers ...
Tags: Cans, Metal Paint Cans, OPRL, Label
Arrowhead Brand 100% Mountain Spring Water—the brand that introduced its new 0.5L ReBorn bottle made with 50 percent recycled plastic (rPET) and launched its "Recycling is a Beautiful Thing" campaign in November 2012—is taking ...