Category: Plastic Recycling News
Plastic Recycling News looks at many angles of the industry, from legislation and politics, to humorous and fashionable.
Mura Announce World’s First Commercial-Scale Plant To Recycle All Forms Of Plastic
In a world filled with nature, there is still plastic finding its way everywhere and anywh...
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Co-op Calls For Ban On Bags-For-Life
Co-op Removes Bags-For-Life From All 2,600 Stores Co-op has announced that they will be r...
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‘Mount Recyclemore’ Sculpture Appears In Cornwall
‘Mount Recyclemore’ Sculpture Appears In Cornwall Of G7 Leaders Heads A sculpture mad...
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#InTheLoop Recycling Bins At Wimbledon 2021
Evian Partners With Hubbub For Wimbledon Evian has announced their partnership with #InTh...
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Say Hello To A Fresh Ocean!
HelloFresh Tackle Plastic Pollution Whilst Helping Communities HelloFresh has partnered w...
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The Netherlands’ Tradition of Recycling
The Netherlands Recycling History The Netherlands is reputed to be the first Western Euro...
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China’s National Sword and Global Recycling
China's Influencing Change Nationwide Shanghai, China has a population of 24 million, whi...
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Mainetti Launches Recycling Initiative
Mainetti Launches Global Recycling Initiative With Huge Brands Mainetti, the global retai...
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Mission Launched To Help Combat Space Debris
Mission Launched By Astroscale To Remove Space Debris Astroscale is the first private com...
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The Ocean Cleanup
What Is The Ocean Cleanup? The Ocean Cleanup is a nonprofit engineering environmental org...
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New Plastic Packaging Tax In The UK
New Plastic Packaging Tax Announced In The UK The government’s Finance Bill is currentl...
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Environmental Cleanup By Ugandan Cyclist
Environmental Cleanup By Ugandan Cyclist Gerald Ndashimye Gerald Ndashimye, 32, has been ...
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Palmolive Using 100% Recycled Bottles
Palmolive Ultra dish soap bottles now made with 100% recycled plastic Palmolive is relaun...
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Thailand’s Transforming Waste Into Greener Pastures
Thailand’s Collective Efforts Are Transforming Their Waste A green movement sparked by ...
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Waitrose Bans Children’s Disposable Plastic Toys
Waitrose Moved By A 10 Year Olds Campaign Waitrose has previously made greener choices wi...
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Appetite for Change Recycle Scheme
Enval's Recycle Scheme Welcomes Merchant Gourmet Merchant Gourmet launches Appetite for C...
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Lidl’s New Recycling Scheme
The Innovative Recycling Scheme Lidl's new recycling scheme has been announced in Scotlan...
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Fighting Pollution With Sustainable Fashion
From Polyethene To Fabrics Scientists have found a way in which they can reduce plastic p...
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Turning Waste Plastic into Bricks
Turning Waste Plastic Into Bricks Kenyan entrepreneur, Nzambi Matee, has created a meth...
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UK Government To Launch Plastic Deposit Return Scheme
The Environmental Audit Committee has launched an enquiry into deposit return schemes acro...
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From Coffee Waste to Football Kits
Football club Forest Green Rovers are making their mark on the pitch with a green approach...
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Spanish Firm Creates Plastic Film With Enzyme Technology
Innovative Film Solutions, working towards innovation in sustainable plastic recycling, ha...
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Innovate UK Invest in Universities Developing Chemical Recycling
A team of academics from the University of Birmingham, University of Surrey and Cranfield ...
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Coca Cola Introduces New 100% Recycled Plastic Bottles
International conglomerate, Coca-Cola, has announced a new sustainability plan that produc...
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Seagrass Meadows are Helping Prevent Plastic Pollution in the Ocean
Scientists have discovered that a species underwater seagrass, Posidonia Oceanica, may be ...
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Boots have launched exciting new sustainability scheme for customers
Boots have launched a new campaign which is recycling thousands of empty beauty ...
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The UK Plastics Pact – Everything You Need to Know
Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has produced a UK Plastics Pact. The aim of ...
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UKRI Invests 8 Million Towards Research On Sustainable Plastics
Plastic Waste 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced each year, with 40% of that bein...
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Mars Confectionery Announces Plans To Use Recycled Plastic For Pet Food Packaging
Mars Confectionery Announces Plans To Use Recycled Plastic For Pet Food Packaging Large c...
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Plastic Packaging Tax
Plastic Packaging Tax The UK government has published a draft legislation regarding plast...
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Ribena Bottle Redesigned For 100% Recyclability
The New Innovative Design Ribena has announced the launch of their new and improved plast...
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5 Ways That Recycled Plastic Has Changed Construction Forever
Innovations Changing The Construction Industry Here at Plastic Expert, we are recycling a...
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Beauty Packaging Faces Up To Recycling Issues
Each year, over 12 million tonnes of plastic ends up in our oceans, causing untold sufferi...
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WRAP launches “Clear on Plastics” campaign
Wrap launched its new campaign ‘Clear on Plastics’ - this campaign sets out to give cl...
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Recycling plastic from electrical waste
As part of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations (or WEEE), which has ...
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How is PVC guttering recycled?
Polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, is used for a wide range of applications across the world. Amo...
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How dirty LDPE plastic film is recycled
The possibilities of plastics recycling technology and processes have grown at a rapid rat...
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How is PP plastic recycled?
PP stands for polypropylene, and it's one of the most commonly used types of plastic in th...
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The Top 5 Shopping Centres For Recycling
In this article we take a look at some of the best shopping centres for recycling, takin...
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The top 5 UK cities for recycling
Have you ever wondered what the UK’s greenest cities are? We all recognise the importa...
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Why has China stopped accepting plastic waste for recycling?
For many years, China was the largest market for the world’s waste plastic. Around 50%...
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How blockchain will improve the recycling sector
Traditionally, technologists and developers saw the role of blockchain as being primaril...
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What are the Advantages of Plastic Recycling?
Businesses understand that their customers' needs are changing. No longer are they motiv...
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How Recycled Plastic Is Used In UK Manufacturing
Plastics come with a stigma. Mention them in a conversation, and people will instantly tal...
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How oil prices affect recycling
Many people rejoice when oil prices plummet, as it means that it’s cheaper to fill up ...
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Plastic Expert launches a UK-Wide Carpet Recycling service
We are very pleased to announce the launch of our brand-new UK-wide carpet recycling ser...
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How the EU Helped Increase UK Recycling Rates
When the UK joined the EU in 1973, recycling as we know it was yet to be born. People ex...
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Plastic Expert launches national wheelie bin recycling service.
Plastic Expert is pleased to announce that we have now launched our new National Wheelie ...
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How to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Recycling
It’s commonly known that recycling is an important way to reduce your carbon footprint. ...
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Why Quality Matters | The Transformation of Plastic Scrap
In a short space of time, the plastic scrap market has turned on its head. The ‘easy rou...
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Research Project Reveals Opportunities For Flexible Packaging Recycling
An important research project into the recycling possibilities for flexible packaging, Ref...
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How Does the UK Compare at Plastic Recycling with Sweden?
One of the greatest immediate challenges for the European Union is to find a way of dealin...
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Co-op becomes 1st retailer to back Plastics Industry Recycling Action Plan
The company suggests that others should follow suit, and we here at Plastic Expert suspect...
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Zero Waste Scotland: Part Three!
Has anybody told Scotland that becoming zero waste is not a race? Actually, thinking abou...
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How Does the UK Compare at Plastic Recycling with France
The French culture has gained popularity all over the world, through its exquisite cuisine...
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Do Not Eat The Plastic Soup!
What is Plastic Soup? What does it taste like? Why is there a foundation in its name? Wha...
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How Does The UK Compare At Plastic Recycling With Germany
In Part One of this series, we looked at the Netherlands, and how we, the UK, compare with...
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How Does The UK Compare At Plastic Recycling With Holland?
Plastic pollution has turned out to be a menace for the entire world, and an environmental...
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How big is the 'Beach Plastic Issue?'
In order to answer this question, we first need to know how big the bodies of water are as...
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New Plastic Recycling Centre NOW OPEN!
Plastic Recycling Centre in Hampshire NOW OPEN! We're delighted to announce that our new ...
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Chinese Recycling Industry | Part Two – The Government
The Chinese government intends to promote a responsible and appropriate environment...
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Recycling In Space: Air and Water
"Houston, Houston, we have recyclables..." NASA’s International Space Center (ISS) has b...
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Plastic Expert Becomes A Proud Member Of UROC
‘Our aim is to divert as much plastic from landfill, share best practice within our sect...
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Recycled Plastic, Bulletproof & Fireproof Homes
Wow! These Nigerian builders are flying the flag of eco-friendly homes with their amazing ...
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‘Poppy Man’ Made from 3,000 Recycled Plastic Bottles
With remembrance day just around the corner, poppies will be popping up all over Britain a...
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Warning: Plastic Rice
It’s sad when we hear that somewhere in the world, plastic is being used for evil. Plast...
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Plastic Recycling: ‘Cloud Seeding’ Pavilion
Plastic recycling is a growing market, and with that growth comes new opportunities for re...
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Mealworms Are Recycling Plastic
You may have read on social media recently about a type of Mealworm that can survive on a ...
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Half Of Sea Turtles Have Eaten Plastic
Plastic // What are we doing to this poor planet and its creatures? A recent study showed ...
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Sunglasses Made From Recycled Plastic Fishing Nets
Recycled plastic from the ocean, for your face... Bureo Inc, from California, are a ventur...
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Southwark Receives Recycled Plastic Bag Shipment
Southwark Receives First Shipment From Recycled Plastic Bag Scheme The first shipment of r...
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Adidas x Parley Recycled Plastic Trainers
Does the fashion industry have a larger role to play in finding uses for recycled plastic?...
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Ocean Cleanup Plastic Expedition Update!
Remember that young Dutch guy with the ocean plastic cleanup machine idea that we love to ...
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Mbongeni Buthelezi: Recycled Plastic Artist
“I collect rubbish and create something beautiful from it. I collect something that has ...
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Livia Firth’s Recycled Plastic Bottle Dress
Fashion has the power to send strong messages... Livia Firth once retweeted us which was ...
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Scotland Plastic Bag Update
Six months ago we reported on the reduced plastic bag usage in Scotland after the single-u...
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Recycling Plastic Into Plectrums
Young Tim Lee from Morley, Leeds, has started a new venture that combines recycling plasti...
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Recycled Plastic Bag Hot Air Balloon
People often ask us, whether in person, or on social media, ‘what can I do with my plast...
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Using Recycled Plastic For Critical Art
Using Art to tackle ocean plastic Ask a charity, sometimes creating awareness is just as e...
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Recycle Week – Contributors
We’ve had a look around on Twitter to see some of the businesses getting involved in @Re...
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Bank of Scotland to join the 'Polymer Banknote Club'
The future of Scottish money! In a surprise announcement this week, the Bank of Scotland h...
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Recycling Industry Update
We wouldn’t be Plastic Experts if we didn’t keep up to date with movements and changes...
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Five Other Voices For Recycling News
Plastic Expert has quickly become a reliable source for news, reviews and information in t...
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Back to Mac Cosmetics
In this article we looks at Mac Cosmetic's packaging recycling efforts These days, consum...
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Polystyrene Recycling – An Insight
Recycling Polystyrene - Is it as hard as it seems? In the UK, Polystyrene is one of the m...
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Plastic Bag Levy Update
With less than 8 months until England introduces its own 5p levy on single-use plastic bag...
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5 Reasons Recycling Could Save The World!
Could Recycling Save The World? Ok, that title is eerily drastic, but there is some truth ...
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Plastic Recycling News | Canon – Cartridge Plastic Recycling
In this article we look at Canon's Plastic Recycling efforts... Whether at home or at wo...
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Scandal As Recycling Sent To Landfill
A new statistic has caused a shock in the recycling world... When recycling boxes go out ...
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New York Bans Polystyrene Containers!
New York is the latest US city to ban polystyrene food containers, joining Seattle, Portla...
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Plastic Recycling News | ‘The Revised Waste Framework Directive’
New Waste Regulations What’s happening? The Environment Agency has written to remind w...
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Plastic Recycling News | Plastic Bales to Undergo Fire Assessments
Controlled fires are due to take place to determine appropriate storing distances for recy...
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Recycled Plastic Cigarette Filters
Up In Smoke... Here at Plastic Expert, we love to talk about various topics in the recycli...
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Plastic Recycling News | Innovation in Plastics Recycling Awards
Across the Atlantic, the Innovation in Plastics Recycling Awards were held in Washington D...
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Plastic Expert Interview | Studio Swine Part Two
A few months ago we caught wind of a short film highlighting the incredible scale of plast...
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Plastic Recycling News | Pyrolysis, a new future for plastics?
Pyroly-what? It is claimed that Pyrolysis, 'a thermochemical decomposition of organic mate...
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Plastic Recycling News | Tomorrow Machine's Biodegradable Packaging
This week, we are thrilled to welcome Hanna Billqvist and Anna Glansén, AKA 'Tomorrow Mac...
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Plastic Recycling Technology Update
Plastic Recycling Technology is having a real purple patch, with some innovative minds int...
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Plastic Recycling News | Major Meat Maker's Plastic Pledge
What do Danepak, Spam and Stagg Chili have in common? Well, all three are owned by same me...
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Plastic Recycling News | The Electronic Graveyard
Guiyu, Guangdong Province, China; taking over 100 truckloads of dead devices for metal and...
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