RECYCLING UK

Industry association PAFA backs call for reprocessing investment / Wales could benefit from EU match-funding grants

UK RECYCLING

Plastic recycling targets need coordinated approach, say Recoup / New strategies, initiatives required

UK RECYCLING

Infrastructure must be developed to increase recycling volumes / Clearer labelling needed / Awareness campaign for bottles under consideration

PLASTICS PACKAGING RECYCLING

Further improvement in UK plastic bottle recycling rate / Higher level still needed / Inadequate infrastructure for non-bottle rigid packaging

MILK BOTTLE RECYCLING

Another increase in UK recycling level / Kerbside collection the key to growth / More recycling facilities needed

EVENTS

British Plastics Federation: “Plastics Recycling”

BOTTLE RECYCLING

UK rates rise by 7% year-on-year / Over 263,000 t collected annually / More local authorities introduce kerbside plastic collection services / Recoup survey

BOTTLE RECYCLING

UK recycles almost three out of every four HDPE milk bottles / Growth in kerbside collections

RECYCLING

RECOUP UK now recycles 45% of plastic bottles / Year-on-year increase of 6% / Kerbside collections of over 215,000 t