by Owen Collins | Sep 17, 2018 | Around the Industry
DEFRA Minister Therese Coffey told a Parliamentary Reception for the British Plastics Federation and PlasticsEurope that the industry should not fear the Government’s new Plastic Waste and Recycling Strategy. Speaking at the Palace of Westminster last week, Coffey...
by Owen Collins | Aug 16, 2018 | World Focus
New research from ESCP Europe points to increasing uncertainty in the world’s oil supply – with a knock-on effect for industries across the planet. The vulnerable position that the oil industry now finds itself in has come about via several factors; political...
by stefanie | Jun 29, 2018 | Around the Industry
A recent article in The Parliament Magazine explains why there is “an urgent need” to embrace circular methods when it comes to plastic packaging. In the article, Antonino Furfari, Managing Director of Plastics Recyclers Europe, explains that changing the way...
by stefanie | Jun 13, 2018 | Around the Industry
New data indicates that recycled plastic could provide 71 percent of the raw material required by UK manufacturers of plastic products and packaging. The report, compiled by Green Alliance for the Circular Economy Task Force, argues that the government’s focus on...
by stefanie | May 21, 2018 | Around the Industry
With the aim of tackling the weighty problem of plastic pollution, as well as improving UK recycling rates, the British Plastics Federation has launched a new plan entitled Plastics: A Vision for a Circular Economy. With a recent survey revealing the full extent of...
