Category: Plastic Recycling
Vinyl Record Manufacturer – PVC Recycling
At Plastic Expert we have vast experience with clients from multiple sectors, with one of ...
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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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Food Distribution Sector – HDPE Drum Collection
One of our most recent customers was part of the food distribution sector supplying olives...
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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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Garden Centre – Cardboard Collection
We received a call from a Northamptonshire based Garden Centre which was local to our sale...
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Packaging Manufacturer – LDPE film, PP Sacks, and Cardboard Collection
We received an enquiry from a packaging manufacturer in regards to their baled recyclable ...
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HDPE Water Pipe Collection
We received an enquiry from a water company who needed help recycling up to 30 tonnes of H...
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Local Authority Wheelie Bin Collection
Plastic Expert received a call from a local authority in the South of England, who had ove...
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Biologists at University of York Discover Method of Turning Waste into Fashion
The University of York has launched a £5.4m project with the Royal College of Art (RCA), ...
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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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Sunglasses created from Ocean Plastic
The Ocean Clean Up - Who are they? The Ocean Clean Up was founded in 2003 by Boyan Slat i...
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Degradable Plastic Ban
An Open Letter An open letter from more than 40 businesses, campaign groups, and supermar...
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The Problem With Plastic and Our Oceans
The ever-growing problem with plastic in our oceans is becoming more and more apparent as ...
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Is plastic waste the perfect building material?
Plastic, has become a central figure in our lives. We wake up and brush our teeth with it,...
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How did the UK lockdown affect household recycling?
As we covered in this recent article, the UK coronavirus lockdown that stretched from Marc...
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Can Plastic Be Recycled?
Plastic products are used in everyday life, from pictures frames and plastic films, throug...
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Is Chemical Recycling the Answer to the Plastic Waste Crisis?
It is estimated that over 700 species of marine animals are known to be affected each year...
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Taking your business to zero waste
The term Zero Waste is being spoken about more and more in recent times but what does it a...
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Facts About Recycling Plastic
Plastic is one of the most widely used materials in the world and it is found in everythin...
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When Was Plastic Invented?
Look around. Plastic is everywhere. The average home has hundreds of pieces of plastic...
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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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How Much Plastic Is In The Ocean?
The issue of plastics in our ocean is one that is climbing the agendas of governments and ...
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How are domestic appliances recycled?
Domestic appliances make our lives considerably easier. Without them, we’d have to deal ...
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5 staggering facts about plastic recycling
We use plastic in so many different things, from a wide range of products, through to lots...
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What are the benefits of using recycled plastic?
It’s impossible to avoid the news and chatter surrounding climate change, greenhouse gas...
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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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The history of oil prices & how they affect plastic recycling
Oil prices going down might seem like a good thing for most people. When oil prices start ...
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Which car manufacturers use the most recycled plastic?
Plastics are growing increasingly more used throughout the automotive industry. As the foc...
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How is polystyrene recycled?
Despite being one of the most widely used forms of plastic, used in cups, packaging, and p...
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