Britvic and RECOUP team up to tackle festival recycling
Thu 06 October 2016
Leading soft drinks company, Britvic, which makes brands such as Robinsons, J2O, Tango and Pepsi Max, teamed up with RECOUP to encourage festival goers to recycle their empty plastic drinks bottles at...
RECOUP Conference Attendance Growing and Exhibition Spaces Running Out : Don’t miss out!
Fri 22 July 2016
The registrations for the RECOUP 2016 conference on 29th September so far is exceeding previous years which is great news. If you were thinking about an exhibition space (as it is free for members), t...
Jobs go as Plasrecycle goes into administration
Thu 21 July 2016
Plasrecycle, a South East London-based recycling operation, has gone into administration with the loss of 20 jobs, after running out of cash. The Woolwich-based firm, which became operational in 2013,...
Buyer named for CK Group assets following administration
Thu 21 July 2016
Cheshire-based Sharp Polymer Solutions has bought the Hull and Melrose operations of plastics recycler CK Group. PRW states that the Hull and Melrose operations were bought for £84,000. CK Group was ...
Plastics Recycling Professionals vote to Remain or Brexit the EU
Tue 21 June 2016
RECOUP attended the PDM show last week in Telford. Whilst at the show they asked visitors and exhibitors whether the UK should REMAIN or BREXIT from the EU by recycling their empty plastic drink bottl...
Thu 09 June 2016
To promote the recycling message the plastic recycling charity RECOUP are inviting all exhibitors and visitors to the PDM Plastics event 2016 to recycle their used empty plastic drinks bottles to vote...
Best Recycled Product Deadline Extended!
Fri 03 June 2016
Entry for the UK Best Recycled Plastic Product Award has been extended until the 30th June 2016! There is no charge to enter the Plastics Awards and finalists will be covered in PRW Magazine and a...
Only 3 weeks left to enter the UK Best Recycled Plastic Product Award!
Thu 05 May 2016
RECOUP will once again be sponsoring the ‘UK Best Recycled Plastic Product Award’ at the Plastics Industry Awards, which will be held at the London Hilton Hotel on Friday 30th September 2016. Th...
Are you producing an innovative product with recycled plastic content?
Tue 19 April 2016
Entry for the UK Best Recycled Plastic Product Award 2016 is open now! If you have a plastic product that meets the simple criteria below, then you can enter now. The product must:- • Be manufac...
NEW Plastic Recycling Communications Resource Pack
Fri 15 April 2016
Pledge 4 Plastics and Recycle Now have worked in partnership to produce a new consumer communications resource pack. The new pack promotes an aligned and consistent set of messages and visuals for pla...
ACP Launches New Guide to the PRN System
Tue 05 April 2016
The Government appointed Advisory Committee on Packaging has developed the first publicly available comprehensive explanatory guide to the operation of the UK Packaging Waste Recovery Note (PRN) syste...
Wed 23 March 2016
A UK-wide deposit return scheme for drinks containers divides opinion, largely around its cost-effectiveness and the repercussions for local authorities, producers, retailers and consumers themselves,...
Budget 2016: Reduced Plastic Recycling Targets Confirmed
Thu 17 March 2016
The Treasury has today confirmed that the packaging recycling target for plastics is to be reduced from its current level to 49% for 2016, increasing 2% per year to 2020. Below is a link to the le...
UK Best Recycled Plastic Product Award 2016
Mon 14 March 2016
The aim of the Plastics Industry Awards is to raise awareness and showcase the potential for recycled plastics in products and items. This will demonstrate and recognise progression in the application...
Thu 04 February 2016
Packaging Innovations 2016 will be at the NEC next week, Wednesday 24th – Thursday 25th February. Stuart will be chairing a panel session on Day 1 in the ECOPACK theatre - “Change the system, ...
