PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Organised crime lays waste to UK fields

PFAS

EPA orders four producers to clarify toxicity of fluorotelomer acrylate / UK behind on regulating ‘forever chemicals'

WASTE-EXPORT FRAUD

17 arrested in the UK / ‘Rogue operators' exploit PRN system

PLASTICS WASTE

UK firm fined EUR 1 mn for illegal waste shipment / Italy seizes 82.5 t mixed waste headed for Africa

UK RECYCLING

Investigation into plastics waste fraud / Export data throws up anomalies

CARRIER BAGS

UK industry hits back at campaign for bag levy / Trade bodies accuse organisers of misrepresentation

SYMPHONY

Oxo-biodegradable plastics offer real environmental benefits / Independent Life Cycle Assessment

BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES

Investment in waste wash plant at South Wales site / 25,000 t capacity increase / Focus on agricultural film

ELG HANIEL

Acquisition of UK carbon fibre recycling business/ Undisclosed sum / Patented technology

PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS

Welsh government urged to reconsider proposed carrier bag levy / A deeply flawed policy, says the Carrier Bag Consortium

PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS

PAFA trade association slams EU consultation proposal / Legislation would ignore the latest science

PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS

Welsh Assembly Government urged to abandon single-use bag tax / Response to research showing heavier weight bags have higher carbon footprint

PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS

UK Environment Agency study finds that single-use HDPE bags have lowest carbon footprint / 76% are actually reused / Usage halved in five years