by stefanie | Oct 26, 2018 | Around the Industry
According to WRAP, adopting circular economy practices provides a pathway to “considerable economic benefits”, and the organisation has been setting out its 2020 vision for the UK. AS PCL Direct reveals, this vision includes a decrease of 30 million tonnes (MT) of...
by stefanie | Oct 12, 2018 | Around the Industry
A new £1.4 million ($1.8 million/€1.5 million) flagship projects competition was launched at the inaugural annual meeting for members of The UK Plastics Pact, held in London on 11 October 2018. The competition, which is managed by WRAP working in partnership...
by stefanie | Apr 26, 2018 | Around the Industry
WRAP has launched a “unique collaboration” UK-wide, uniting businesses, NGOs and government organisations in an effort to tackle the growing plastic pollution problem, as CIWM reports. The UK Plastics Pact, which WRAP explains is a world-first, has so far...
by stefanie | Apr 24, 2018 | Around the Industry
The European Parliament recently announced ambitious new legislation to drive up recycling rates across the continent. Peter Clayson, General Manager for Business Development and External Affairs at DS Smith Recycling, has issued a lengthy response to these measures....
by stefanie | Jan 25, 2018 | Around the Industry
WRAP has formed a partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to launch a new initiative aimed at fighting plastic waste pollution. As Alex Bean of rebnews reports, the two organisations have formed a collaboration, in order to “fight plastic pollution and change...
