Membership
RECOUP members represent the whole plastics value chain and come from a diverse range of sectors including manufacturers of plastic packaging and products, retailers, brands, plastic recyclers and reprocessors, waste management organisations, local authorities and universities.
Benefits of being a member
Knowledge & Expertise
Support and guidance with access to the RECOUP team’s knowledge and expertise as well as member forums and working groups. Regular updates on relevant sector activities.
Project Work & Research
RECOUP can support members with project management, contribution to projects and research.
Networking & Events
FREE access to a range of RECOUP events including webinars, the annual RECOUP Conference, regional networking events and site visits.
Resource Library
Priority access to RECOUP reports and research.
Practical and Technical Guidance
Including recyclability assessments of products or packaging and access to our in-house lab and LCA services.
Member Discounts
Discounted rates for work including LCA services and any required bespoke project work.
Joining RECOUP
One of the unique benefits of RECOUP is its ability to link all parts of the value chain to share knowledge, expertise and collaborate to keep plastics in a circular system that protects the environment.
Any organisation that shares our commitments is encouraged to join our network of members. The cost of RECOUP membership varies depending on organisation type, sector and size so please get in touch if you would like to find out more.
What our members say
Adrian Hawkes
Valpak
“RECOUP have a wealth of detailed knowledge and practical expertise which is coupled with a genuine passion for bringing about change within the plastics value chain, putting them in a unique position for driving forward positive change in plastics recycling and reducing plastic waste.”
Adrian Whyle
RECOUP Trustee
“As a previous RECOUP member, I am proud to be a RECOUP trustee. Their work in promoting the circularity of plastics through citizen engagement is exemplary and fills a much-needed space in helping the UK increase its recycling and materials efficiency goals.”
Ben Armstrong
Gifford School
“Pledge2Recycle Plastics, RECOUP’s educational programme, kept the children very engaged in the workshop. It was very hands-on and encourage the children to ask many questions too. The presentation was engaging and delivered in an easy to understand way for the age group. Children and staff loved it and hope to have a visit and presentation again in the future.”
Mike Baxter
Amcor
“At Amcor we are delighted to be associated with RECOUP. The organisation works tirelessly both on the ground and through their influence by driving forward the plastics recycling agenda. RECOUP’s experience, built up over the last 30 years, is used for the benefit of the whole of the plastics recycling industry with a sensible and practical approach.”
Robbie Staniforth
Ecosurety
“RECOUP provide a fantastic network and forum for discussing all things plastic. Their events are expertly co-ordinated and efficiently organised to cover the breadth of issues effecting the recycling of plastics and actions being taken. We have directly benefitted from their in-house understanding of the market landscape for recycling plastics, whether it be in designing more recyclable products or creating demand for used material.”
Steve Woods
Mercona
“RECOUP has become my go-to organisation for making sense of all the facts and figures shared around. RECOUP produce non-biased evidence-based reports, freely available to members. The testing that RECOUP provides free to members has provided our organisation valuable data and insights. We have been able to make adjustments to increase the recyclability levels of our products. The enthusiasm and professionalism of the RECOUP team make them a pleasure to work with.”
Denise Mathieson
Waitrose & Partners
“Without doubt being part of the RECOUP membership is fundamentally important to us. RECOUP provide the entire plastics industry with a forum to come together to discuss all aspects of plastics and recycling. Their ‘Design For Recyclability Guidelines’ is the go-to bible for all. The support of the team has been invaluable and helped us to drive forward with an Industry changing project.”
Adrian Hawkes
Valpak
“RECOUP have a wealth of detailed knowledge and practical expertise which is coupled with a genuine passion for bringing about change within the plastics value chain, putting them in a unique position for driving forward positive change in plastics recycling and reducing plastic waste.”
Adrian Whyle
RECOUP Trustee
“As a previous RECOUP member, I am proud to be a RECOUP trustee. Their work in promoting the circularity of plastics through citizen engagement is exemplary and fills a much-needed space in helping the UK increase its recycling and materials efficiency goals.”
Ben Armstrong
Gifford School
“Pledge2Recycle Plastics, RECOUP’s educational programme, kept the children very engaged in the workshop. It was very hands-on and encourage the children to ask many questions too. The presentation was engaging and delivered in an easy to understand way for the age group. Children and staff loved it and hope to have a visit and presentation again in the future.”
Mike Baxter
Amcor
“At Amcor we are delighted to be associated with RECOUP. The organisation works tirelessly both on the ground and through their influence by driving forward the plastics recycling agenda. RECOUP’s experience, built up over the last 30 years, is used for the benefit of the whole of the plastics recycling industry with a sensible and practical approach.”
Robbie Staniforth
Ecosurety
“RECOUP provide a fantastic network and forum for discussing all things plastic. Their events are expertly co-ordinated and efficiently organised to cover the breadth of issues effecting the recycling of plastics and actions being taken. We have directly benefitted from their in-house understanding of the market landscape for recycling plastics, whether it be in designing more recyclable products or creating demand for used material.”
Steve Woods
Mercona
“RECOUP has become my go-to organisation for making sense of all the facts and figures shared around. RECOUP produce non-biased evidence-based reports, freely available to members. The testing that RECOUP provides free to members has provided our organisation valuable data and insights. We have been able to make adjustments to increase the recyclability levels of our products. The enthusiasm and professionalism of the RECOUP team make them a pleasure to work with.”
Denise Mathieson
Waitrose & Partners
“Without doubt being part of the RECOUP membership is fundamentally important to us. RECOUP provide the entire plastics industry with a forum to come together to discuss all aspects of plastics and recycling. Their ‘Design For Recyclability Guidelines’ is the go-to bible for all. The support of the team has been invaluable and helped us to drive forward with an Industry changing project.”
Our Members
Hilton Food Group plc
Hilton Food Group plc
Website
http://www.hiltonfoodgroupplc.com/
http://www.hiltonfoodgroupplc.com/
Profile
Hilton Food Group plc is a UK based FTSE 250 company with 5,000 employees supplying many of the world’s leading retailers including Tesco, Ahold, ICA, Woolworths Australia, Coop Denmark, and Sonae, from state of the art facilities located in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Belgium, New Zealand and Australia. Their diverse product range includes meat, seafood and vegetable protein products, and includes a wide variety of product forms from steaks to pizza and sandwiches.
Hilton Food Group’s CSR strategy, Quality Naturally, addresses the environmental and ethical challenges across these food areas including the footprint and recyclability of our diverse packaging types. They have also joined the European and UK plastics pacts and work globally with their retail partners to meet their own commitments.
University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Website
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/plastics/index.aspx
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/plastics/index.aspx
Founded in 1900, the University of Birmingham is a globally-ranked, world ‘top-100’ public research and teaching institution and a member of the prestigious Russell Group. The University is characterised by its tradition of research and innovation, both of which have resulted in major breakthroughs, furthering knowledge and improving people’s lives.
The Birmingham Plastics Network brings together chemists, environmental scientists, philosophers, linguists, economists, artists, writers, lawyers, and experts in many other fields from within the University, to address the global plastics problem in its entirety. This unique team aims to create a sustainable future for plastics that enhances the positive contributions they make to our social, economic and environmental well-being whilst minimising the negative impacts across their life cycle.
Regen Enviro
Regen Enviro
Website
www.regenenviro.com
www.regenenviro.com
Regen Enviro is a leading provider of cutting-edge reverse vending machines (RVMs), offering innovative recycling solutions to help organisations comply with the UK’s upcoming Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). With a focus on corporate sustainability, our state-of-the-art machines are designed to enhance recycling rates by allowing consumers to deposit empty beverage containers in exchange for rewards such as vouchers, discounts, or charity donations.
As part of our mission for a greener planet, we provide machines that cater to various business sizes and environments, from small retail spaces to large shopping centres. Our RVMs are equipped with advanced features including real-time data insights, custom branding options, and high storage capacities, making recycling easy, efficient, and engaging for users.
Regen Enviro is dedicated to transforming the way businesses approach recycling, reducing landfill and incinerated waste by promoting a circular economy. Our products and services enable organisations to meet regulatory requirements, reduce environmental impact, and gain a competitive edge. Partner with us to make a positive change today.
Contact us at 0345 512 0240 or visit our website to learn more.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Website
https://www.cam.ac.uk/
https://www.cam.ac.uk/
Profile
With more than 18,000 students from all walks of life and all corners of the world, over 11,000 staff, 31 Colleges and 150 Departments, Faculties, Schools and other institutions, no two days are ever the same at the University of Cambridge. At the heart of this confederation of Departments, Schools, Faculties and Colleges is a central administration team. It is small because the Colleges are self-governing and teaching staff carry out much of the daily administration at Cambridge.
With more than 18,000 students from all walks of life and all corners of the world, over 11,000 staff, 31 Colleges and 150 Departments, Faculties, Schools and other institutions, no two days are ever the same at the University of Cambridge. At the heart of this confederation of Departments, Schools, Faculties and Colleges is a central administration team. It is small because the Colleges are self-governing and teaching staff carry out much of the daily administration at Cambridge.
Machinex
Machinex
Website
https://www.machinexrecycling.com/
https://www.machinexrecycling.com/
Machinex is an industry leader in engineering, manufacturing, and installing Material Recovery Facilities all around the world. As an expert in sorting technologies, Machinex provides turnkey systems, along with custom-built sorting equipment, to help ensure our customers operations are highly performing. They also offer a full range of high-quality recycling equipment manufactured in-house, giving customers complete system integration.
Bryson Recycling
Bryson Recycling
Website
https://www.brysonrecycling.org/
https://www.brysonrecycling.org/
Profile
Bryson Recycling is the UKs largest Social Enterprise provider of household recycling services. The service they deliver include:
– A kerbside recycling service to over 180,000 households across 5 NI council areas.
– A Materials Recovery Facility for co-mingled recycling materials from 6 NI council areas.
– Garden and household waste collection services.
– Managing 8 Recycling Centres in Wales and Donegal.
Their innovative approach to recycling focuses on collecting high quality materials that can be recycled locally.
Agriculture Plastics Environment UK
Agriculture Plastics Environment UK
Website
https://ape-uk.com/
https://ape-uk.com/
Agriculture Plastics Environment (APE) is a not-for-profit organisation focussed on developing agricultural plastics recycling across the UK. Currently, only 25-30% of agricultural plastics are recycled in the UK, significantly trailing behind countries such as France (75%), Germany (70%), and Ireland (95%).
Supported by the UK’s leading agricultural distributors, farm equipment manufacturers, and plastics producers, APE’s goal is to fundamentally improve recycling rates for agricultural plastics, thereby supporting sustainable farming practices, reducing agricultures carbon footprint, and safeguarding our environment for future generations.
APE is working across the industry and with Government, central and devolved, to develop solutions that will support farmers on the ground to increase recycling rates.
Fab Materials Ltd
Fab Materials Ltd
Website
https://www.fabmaterials.com/
https://www.fabmaterials.com/
Fab Materials are developing a breakthrough solution that converts textile waste into valuable boards and composites using existing board manufacturing lines. We use non-recyclable textile waste that would otherwise end up incinerated or in landfill to create a feedstock that is used instead of prime timber to create furniture boards at lower cost and with improved properties.”
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
Website
http://www.suez.co.uk/
http://www.suez.co.uk/
Profile
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd was established in 1988 and currently employs more than 5,500 people. We have a proud history of delivering environmentally responsible and innovative waste solutions. A recycling and resource management company, we deliver solutions to 12 million residents and 40,000 business customers throughout the UK. We enable all our customers to reduce their impact on the environment by using waste to create new products or generate energy, helping to conserve natural resources and reduce landfill. Our services are tailored to meet the specific needs of our customers, which include a large variety ofbusinesses and local authorities. Operating in over 300 locations throughout the UK – from household waste recycling centres, transfer stations and landfills, to energy-from-waste, recycling, composting and secure shredding facilities – we are able to provide an extensive range of managed services.
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd was established in 1988 and currently employs more than 5,500 people. We have a proud history of delivering environmentally responsible and innovative waste solutions. A recycling and resource management company, we deliver solutions to 12 million residents and 40,000 business customers throughout the UK. We enable all our customers to reduce their impact on the environment by using waste to create new products or generate energy, helping to conserve natural resources and reduce landfill. Our services are tailored to meet the specific needs of our customers, which include a large variety ofbusinesses and local authorities. Operating in over 300 locations throughout the UK – from household waste recycling centres, transfer stations and landfills, to energy-from-waste, recycling, composting and secure shredding facilities – we are able to provide an extensive range of managed services.
Müller UK & Ireland
Müller UK & Ireland
Website
https://www.muller.co.uk/
https://www.muller.co.uk/
Profile
Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 32,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.
Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:
Müller Milk & Ingredients produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.
Müller Yogurt & Desserts is the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, and FRijj, and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.
Cromwell Polythene Ltd
Cromwell Polythene Ltd
Website
http://www.cromwellpolythene.co.uk
http://www.cromwellpolythene.co.uk
Profile
Cromwell (polythene) are proud to be an independent, family-run business, committed to supplying polythene and compostable products for the capture and containment of waste and recyclables. It is our mission to be the most resourceful company in plastics, supplying products that help make the world cleaner, greener, and more resourceful.
We have an extensive portfolio, from bags, sacks and liners to film packaging. Our products are engineered to provide maximum performance using minimal resources. Using recycled content not only helps to reduce the volume of plastic used, it also helps by cutting carbon emissions during production and transportation.
As founding members of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) Accreditation Scheme for Plastic Refuse Sacks, we are required to meet a strict manufacturing standard that guarantees quantity, dimension, and performance, labelled accurately so that the end user can buy with confidence.
Sustainability is at the heart of what we do and it’s our mission to be the most resourceful company in plastics. We use recycled materials wherever possible in our product range and encourage the return of post-industrial and post-consumer plastics through our Polythene Recovery Service.
PepsiCo
PepsiCo
Website
https://www.pepsico.co.uk
https://www.pepsico.co.uk
Profile
As one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies we recognise the significant role we can play in helping to change the way society makes, uses, and disposes of plastics, and we are helping to make sustainable plastics a reality. We’ve made it a business imperative to help build a circular future for packaging and a world where plastics need never become waste.
Across PepsiCo Europe, we plan to eliminate virgin fossil-based plastics in all our crisp and snack bags by 2030. This ambition will apply to our UK brands including Walkers, Doritos, Quavers, Wotsits, Snack a Jacks and Pipers, and will be delivered by using 100% recycled or renewable content in our packets.
While we’ve set ourselves ambitious targets, we recognise that tackling plastic waste is not a challenge any one organisation or country can do alone. That’s why we’re continuing to play a lead role in changing the way everyone uses plastics, through partnerships with like-minded organisations including our work with Wrap on the UK Plastics Pact as well as working with our peers as one of the founding members of the Flexible Plastics Fund.
Ocado Retail Ltd
Ocado Retail Ltd
Website
http://www.ocado.com
http://www.ocado.com
Profile
Ocado Retail is a joint venture between Marks & Spencer Group and Ocado Group. They are responsible for ocado.com and Ocado Zoom, their fast-growing, same-day grocery service. Ocado’s unique structure enables them to outperform the market, combining award-winning customer service and unrivalled customer data; world-leading technology and logistics from Ocado Group, and unrivalled product development from M&S. Their ambition is to be the biggest online grocer in the UK.
Wholly Shrink! Pty Ltd
Wholly Shrink! Pty Ltd
Website
https://whollyshrink.com/
https://whollyshrink.com/
Wholly Shrink! are on a mission to increase flexible plastic recycling rates. They have invented a compactor to help households compact and store flexible plastic and film prior to recycling. With compaction rates up to 70%, the Shrinker! saves cupboard space and makes it easier for households to recycle.
Wholly Shrink! partner with councils who are preparing for curbside recycling collections, as well as recycling organisations. Their product is sold to consumers, retailers, councils, recycling collectors, and other businesses.
Lincolnshire Waste Partnership
Lincolnshire Waste Partnership
Website
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/recycling-waste/lincolnshire-waste-partnership
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/recycling-waste/lincolnshire-waste-partnership
Profile
The Lincolnshire Waste Partnership (LWP) aims to:
The Lincolnshire Waste Partnership (LWP) aims to:
- Provide innovative, customer-friendly waste management.
- Seek the best environmental options.
- Give value for money to Lincolnshire residents.
- National policy — In December 2018 the Government published its new national waste and resources strategy for England.
- Food waste — The national strategy proposes weekly food waste collections from 2023, in preparation they have been running a trial for food waste collections in South Kesteven to understand the challenges this may bring. They are seeking a sustainable and renewable solution which will be explored over the next few years.
- Plastics — Since the adoption of the Lincolnshire strategy, the world has seen a blaze of interest in plastic waste and how the recycling we collect is handled. Media investigations have challenged waste management practices and raised the profile of accountability and social responsibility.
- Waste crime — The Environment Agency (EA) has an open invitation to LWP meetings providing advice and guidance, the LWP also support the EA in waste crime operations in the county.
- Recycling quality — A separated paper and card collection trial in place from September 2019 with the aim of avoiding any contact with liquids and food, keeping it clean and dry, means they can meet high quality standards of the paper mills who recycle waste paper and card saving vital natural resources. The trial has been a great success and plans are underway to expand collections to more areas in Lincolnshire.
- The wider environment — Driving many miles to collect and dispose of waste increases the carbon footprint for their transport operations so they have worked to optimise routes and are investigating how, in the longer term, they can change to different vehicle fuels to reduce their CO2 emissions.
Robinson Plastic Packaging
Robinson Plastic Packaging
Website
http://www.robinsonpackaging.com
http://www.robinsonpackaging.com
Profile
The plastics division has a strong focus on the Food & Drink, Personal Care and Homecare sectors. They specialise in the design and manufacture of consumer led packaging, using their expertise in injection moulding, blow moulding and injection stretch blow moulding as appropriate. Robinsons can convert a wide range of materials including PP, LLDPE, HDPE PET. Their downstream capabilities include printing, labelling, multi-port assembly and wadding. Robinsons specialise in bespoke plastic packaging and their in-house design team bring a wealth of knowledge and technical expertise to deliver the very latest in packaging innovation. They also have a range of standard, ready-to-go products that can be viewed via our catalogue.
The plastics division has a strong focus on the Food & Drink, Personal Care and Homecare sectors. They specialise in the design and manufacture of consumer led packaging, using their expertise in injection moulding, blow moulding and injection stretch blow moulding as appropriate. Robinsons can convert a wide range of materials including PP, LLDPE, HDPE PET. Their downstream capabilities include printing, labelling, multi-port assembly and wadding. Robinsons specialise in bespoke plastic packaging and their in-house design team bring a wealth of knowledge and technical expertise to deliver the very latest in packaging innovation. They also have a range of standard, ready-to-go products that can be viewed via our catalogue.
Mannok Pack Ltd
Mannok Pack Ltd
Website
https://www.mannokpack.com/
https://www.mannokpack.com/
Profile
Mannok Pack Ltd is a manufacturer of plastic rigid food packaging products. Based in Co Cavan, Ireland we employ 150 staff. Our product range includes meat trays, dairy spread containers and mushroom punnets. Our PET products are manufactured with up 100% recycled material and includes the Signum by Mannok, a mono material PET tray specifically designed for the fresh meat market.
For more information, and for latest news on new product developments and innovations, please visit our website.
Sherbourne Recycling
Sherbourne Recycling
Website
https://sherbournerecycling.co.uk/
https://sherbournerecycling.co.uk/
Profile
Sherbourne Recycling Ltd was established in 2021 to develop and operate a new state of the art materials recycling facility in Coventry on behalf of eight local authorities. Sherbourne’s vision to produce high quality recyclate from the widest range of materials recycled by householders and commercially is underpinned by the use of advanced technologies. With the integration of artificial intelligence at the heart of the system, the facility will combine the use robotics and optics to separate materials.
Sherbourne Recycling Ltd was established in 2021 to develop and operate a new state of the art materials recycling facility in Coventry on behalf of eight local authorities. Sherbourne’s vision to produce high quality recyclate from the widest range of materials recycled by householders and commercially is underpinned by the use of advanced technologies. With the integration of artificial intelligence at the heart of the system, the facility will combine the use robotics and optics to separate materials.
Clearpoint Recycling Limited
Clearpoint Recycling Limited
Website
https://www.linkedin.com/company/clearpoint-recycling/?viewAsMember=true
https://www.linkedin.com/company/clearpoint-recycling/?viewAsMember=true
Founded in 2012 by Will Lee, Clearpoint Recycling has established itself as a trusted and innovative leader in the recycling industry. From the beginning, our mission has been to bridge the gap between waste producers and processors by offering efficient, compliant, and customer-focused supply chain management.
At Clearpoint, we take pride in delivering a modern, transparent approach to the buying, selling, and logistics of recyclable materials. Our commitment to customer satisfaction drives everything we do – we tailor our services to meet the needs of each of our partners, ensuring quality, reliability, and accountability at every stage of the value chain.
We are an accredited exporter, so compliance is at the core of our operations. Our in-house compliance team works diligently to ensure we meet the latest Environment Agency regulations and the EU Waste Framework Directive. We are proud holders of ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications, underscoring our commitment to quality and environmental responsibility.
By ongoing investment in our people and systems, we continue to grow. Our multilingual team, fluent in Spanish, German, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Dutch, and Italian, ensures seamless communication and service across global markets. A field-based procurement team further supports our standards by working closely with suppliers and carefully sampling and inspecting materials, contributing to our robust export capabilities
Composites UK
Composites UK
Website
http://www.compositesuk.co.uk
http://www.compositesuk.co.uk
Profile
Composites UK is the trade association for companies working in the UK’s fibre-reinforced polymer composite supply chain.
The association has evolved and grown rapidly over the last several years, now representing more than 370 companies, including manufacturers, material suppliers, equipment suppliers, academics, designers, engineers, consultants, clients and service providers.
Our key aim is to support companies in the UK to enable them to grow their businesses and succeed in the competitive global market.
We run a comprehensive series of networking events to bring end users across all industry sectors and the supply chain together. We offer technical support, refer business opportunities on to our member companies, advise on training and health and safety requirements, provide input to standards development and lobby governments on a variety of issues.
In essence we are the voice of the UK composites industry.
Through our role as a Delivery Partner to the Composites Leadership Forum and the work which we do with the High Value Manufacturing Catapult centres, we are able to ensure that our members stay abreast of the latest developments and funding opportunities to enable them to plan for growth.
Gualapack S.p.A
Gualapack S.p.A
Website
http://www.gualapack.com
http://www.gualapack.com
Profile
Gualapack is the world leader of pre-made spouted pouches and is strongly committed to improving circularity and sustainability in flexible packaging and was the first to launch the 100% monomaterial recyclable pouches.
Over the last decades, Gualapack has built its market leadership through a unique set of technologies for a wide array of packaging solutions, from flexible packaging and injection molding, to design and manufacturing of filling lines. This technology platform was developed combining state-of-the-art machinery with constant innovation, expertise and know-how. World leaders in the pre-made spouted stand-up pouches segment, for food, baby-food and non-food applications, and can cover four different product areas, as well as providing stand-alone solutions as required (laminates, caps etc). Together with their partners and thanks to outstanding innovation capabilities, their goal is to shape today the packaging of tomorrow.
Gualapack is a key global player of the flexible packaging industry with headquarters in Italy and several manufacturing sites worldwide.
Keep Scotland Beautiful
Keep Scotland Beautiful
Website
http://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org
http://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org
Profile
Keep Scotland Beautiful inspires environmental action to combat climate change, tackle litter and waste, restore nature and biodiversity and improve places.
We inspire changes in behaviour to improve the quality of people’s lives, their wellbeing and the places that they care for.
As your charity for the environment, we are a practical organisation working with communities, schools, businesses, local and national government, public bodies and individuals who share our vision for a clean, green, sustainable Scotland.
We are committed to continuing to deliver ambitious national programmes to improve our environment for people and nature. And we are dedicated to contributing to the ambitions of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals because while we work locally, we know our impacts are part of a global mission.
We want to keep Scotland beautiful and we’d love you to help us.
Pöppelmann Plastics UK Ltd
Pöppelmann Plastics UK Ltd
Website
https://www.poeppelmann.com/en/plastics-our-profession/
https://www.poeppelmann.com/en/plastics-our-profession/
Profile
Since 1949, Pöppelmann has grown into a leading manufacturer in the plastics processing industry with five production sites and 700 injection moulding machines, thermoforming lines and extruders. “Made by Pöppelmann” quality is highly sought after in over 90 countries, which is down to 2,500 highly qualified employees around the globe – our “Pöppelmen and Pöppelwomen”.
This includes a wide range of sectors: We supply the commercial horticulture with plant pots and cultivation systems and are also partners for numerous companies in the fields of machine and equipment engineering, the automotive, electrical, solar, food and beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and medical industries, as well as surface engineering and the controls and instruments industry.
Sustainable management has been a fundamental factor in our success for decades. The long-term added value of our actions lies at the heart of all of our decisions. This attitude is best described by the notion of “responsibility”. We assume this responsibility every day anew – for our employees and the quality of our products, for the natural resources of our planet and for the region which we call home.
Podback Ltd
Podback Ltd
Website
www.podback.org
www.podback.org
Podback: The Pod Recycling Service
Podback is the nationwide coffee pod recycling service, created to give people who enjoy the quality and taste of coffee pods simple and convenient ways to recycle them.
Podback is a not-for-profit organisation, established by the biggest names in coffee pod systems – Nestle and Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK – to develop an end-to-end recycling solution for used coffee pods. They are working with local authorities and retailers to develop a nationwide collection infrastructure, and with UK reprocessors to recover the coffee, aluminium and plastic.
Customers of Podback can recycle their used pods through drop-off points in retail stores, at local authority recycling centres as well as Yodel collection locations. Plastic pods are recycled in Yorkshire, and aluminium pods are recycled in Cheshire. The pods are shredded to remove the coffee grounds, which are processed by anaerobic digestion facilities, producing renewable energy (biogas) and soil improver.
Podback member brands represent over 80% of the UK coffee pod market, including Nespresso, NESCAFE Dolce Gusto and Tassimo, major retailers and independent roasters.
Klöckner Pentaplast
Klöckner Pentaplast
Website
https://www.kpfilms.com/en/index.php
https://www.kpfilms.com/en/index.php
Profile
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) is a plastics manufacturer that is purpose-driven to deliver the sustainable protection of everyday needs. Our experts create innovative films and trays such as blister packaging that provide product safety, help avoid food waste, safeguard medication and medical devices, and protect the integrity of countless durable products with our pharmaceutical packaging.
We innovate, design and manufacture for sustainable solutions that our customers use to package and protect products in daily situations around the globe. And we understand our obligation and responsibility to champion a circular economy where plastics are a source of valuable raw material.
Founded in 1965, we have 31 plants in 18 countries, and employ over 5,600 people, committed to serving customers worldwide.
Alpek Polyester UK Ltd
Alpek Polyester UK Ltd
Website
https://www.alpekpolyester.com
https://www.alpekpolyester.com
Contact Details
Phone: 01642 451000
Email: info.UK@alpekpolyester.com
Contact Name:
Profile
Alpek Polyester is a global leader in the polyester value chain from PTA to PET and Polyester Fibres including both staple fibre and filament. Its roots link to the very first commercial polyester products and its focus fixed firmly on the future of all aspects of the polyester marketplace. A company that understands the challenges you face and has a proven track record of working collaboratively to overcome those challenges and maximise opportunities as they arise.
Morph Bricks Limited
Morph Bricks Limited
Website
http://www.morphbricks.com
http://www.morphbricks.com
Profile
Morph® is an innovative 100% recycled and recyclable modular construction system which repurposes and reduces plastic waste, encourages long-term investment and supports the circular economy movement.
The idea evolved from concerns about damaging industry behaviours, particularly the throw-away culture in the commercial office furniture and fit-out sectors. Practices widely accepted as the norm, where functional furniture and dilapidations are prematurely discarded to landfill, are having a devastating and long-term impact on the environment and Morph Bricks Ltd wanted to find a solution.
Injection moulded using 100% post consumer recycled ABS plastic, Morph bricks consist of four core components – single brick, double brick, base and top. Lightweight and strong with a uniquely designed male to female connection, the bricks interlock in a staggered brick formation to create multiple designs including walls, desks, tables, video conferencing units, counters, tiered seating and meeting bays. Reusable, every product can be taken apart and rebuilt into a new design. Recyclable, end of life bricks can be recycled into new components without waste.
Complementing the recycled plastic range, we also manufacture Morph Bio bricks made from carbon negative Bio composite material.
Visit our website to find out more and get in touch with your project needs.
Logoplaste
Logoplaste
Website
http://www.logoplaste.com/
http://www.logoplaste.com/
Profile
Logoplaste is a global value-added service provider and producer of rigid plastic packaging for well-known fast moving consumer goods companies in the food and beverage, cosmetics, personal care, and household industries.
Founded in 1976, the company is the pioneer in the wall to wall, embedded manufacturing model, significantly reducing CO2 emissions by eliminating transportation of empty bottles and secondary packaging, improving the overall environmental impact across the entire supply chain.
Logoplaste currently manages 65 plants in 18 countries across 3 continents.
Bericap UK Ltd
Bericap UK Ltd
Profile
BERICAP is one of the leading global manufacturers of plastic caps and closures with 23 factories serving customers in more than 100 countries across the world for a wide range of beverage, food, industrial and specialist market applications. BERICAP UK serves the UK and Irish closure markets from its Hull factory and can trace its local roots back over 100 years. Through their R&D centres, BERICAP is particularly committed to developing innovative plastic closures to support customers success with a strong emphasis on quality. Best manufacturing practice in the BERICAP Group is shared and implemented at each plant to continuously raise the quality level further. They use the development process to continuously minimise environmental impact through light-weighting and engineering excellence. All BERICAP plants are ISO 9001 and BRC-IOP or ISO 22000 certified.
BERICAP is one of the leading global manufacturers of plastic caps and closures with 23 factories serving customers in more than 100 countries across the world for a wide range of beverage, food, industrial and specialist market applications. BERICAP UK serves the UK and Irish closure markets from its Hull factory and can trace its local roots back over 100 years. Through their R&D centres, BERICAP is particularly committed to developing innovative plastic closures to support customers success with a strong emphasis on quality. Best manufacturing practice in the BERICAP Group is shared and implemented at each plant to continuously raise the quality level further. They use the development process to continuously minimise environmental impact through light-weighting and engineering excellence. All BERICAP plants are ISO 9001 and BRC-IOP or ISO 22000 certified.
Teesside University
Teesside University
Website
https://www.tees.ac.uk/
https://www.tees.ac.uk/
Profile
Teesside University houses the Circular Economy and Recycling Innovation Centre, created in May 2020 to address the advancement of new disruptive technologies designed to help reduce industry’s reliance on finite resources and eliminate waste. The new Centre builds on the partners’ 20+ years of research into environmental and sustainable engineering technologies, and will enable companies to lessen the impact their operations have on the environment.
Research and development activities focus on areas such as recycling, re-use and re-manufacturing, with the aim of conceiving break-through systems and/or processes which inform the closed-loop approach of the circular economy. In addition, by concentrating on novel techniques that have less environmental impact, the Centre supports operators of plant, machinery and equipment to extend the life-span of their assets through new approaches and solutions for recovery, repair and repurposing
BPF Recycling Group
BPF Recycling Group
Website
https://www.bpf.co.uk/
https://www.bpf.co.uk/
Profile
Established in 1933 the British Plastics Federation is the most powerful voice in the UK plastic industry with over 400 members across the plastics industry supply chain, including polymer producers and suppliers, additive manufacturers, recyclers, services providers, end users, plastics processors and machinery manufacturers.
The BPF promotes the interests of its Members principally through its four Market Sector Groups and its many common interest Business Groups. The BPF Central Expert Committees address industry wide concerns including Environment, Fire, Product Safety and Industrial Health & Safety.
Lincolnshire County Council
Lincolnshire County Council
Website
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Profile
Lincolnshire County Council is the county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in England.
Recorra
Recorra
Website
https://www.recorra.co.uk
https://www.recorra.co.uk
Profile
Recorra is a leading commercial recycling company operating in London and the South East. Founded in 1988, the company brings recycling and waste management insight to forward-thinking, environmentally aware companies of all sizes. The company has consistently been one of the first to bring to market new recycling streams, such as coffee grounds, coffee cups and compostables and other innovations such as fully electric RCVs.
Recorra is a leading commercial recycling company operating in London and the South East. Founded in 1988, the company brings recycling and waste management insight to forward-thinking, environmentally aware companies of all sizes. The company has consistently been one of the first to bring to market new recycling streams, such as coffee grounds, coffee cups and compostables and other innovations such as fully electric RCVs.
Nestlé Waters (UK) Ltd
Nestlé Waters (UK) Ltd
Website
http://www.nestle.co.uk/
http://www.nestle.co.uk/
Profile
Part of Nestlé, the Nestlé Waters portfolio comprises international premium and mineral water brands, historic and local European water brands and beverages. With have 47 sites and 21,000 people across the globe, they are committed to the sustainability of their operations and the protection of natural aquifers. Find more information at: Natural mineral & purified waters | Nestlé Global (nestle.com)
In the UK, brands include their local brands, BUXTON® Natural Mineral Water and Nestlé® Pure Life® as well as their international water brands Perrier®, S.Pellegrino® and Acqua Panna®.
Pellenc Selective Technologies
Pellenc Selective Technologies
Website
http://www.pellencst.com
http://www.pellencst.com
Profile
PELLENC Selective Technologies is a company dedicated to the development of optical sorting solutions. The French-based company enjoys a global presence with over 2000 systems in operation in more than 42 countries around the world.
Their sensor-based systems enable recovering valuable materials from a variety of waste streams such as Dry Recyclables, Film, PET,PP,PE, Municipal Solid Waste, C&I, WEEE, Metals etc.
PELLENC Selective Technologies is at the forefront of this technology and innovation. Some of their developments have led to breakthroughs in the areas of plastic film sorting, multilayer materials detection and tray sorting along with developments to sort food grade plastics.
PELLENC Selective Technologies have strong references in the UK and work with the major players in the Industry.
ReallyRecycle
ReallyRecycle
Website
https://www.reallyrecycle.com/about.html
https://www.reallyrecycle.com/about.html
ReallyRecycle is a first-of-its-kind plug-and-play closed-loop circular economy that transforms estates and facilities into high-performing resource management departments. Our service Combines our novel decentralised resource management models located at source, with high-tech additive manufacturing to transform waste into products in the first and final mile of consumers. Capturing, segregating and remanufacturing hard-to-recycle plastics into end-consumer products and [re]circulating them through the economy directly to retailers and our own direct to consumers channels for a intensive decarbonisation and waste reduction and delivering a high availability, resilient supply of products that generate commercial revenue and cost savings
Beko
Beko
Website
https://www.beko.co.uk/
https://www.beko.co.uk/
Profile
Beko plc is the UK and Ireland subsidiary of Arçelik A.Ş. Established in 1955, Arçelik A.Ş is one of the largest household appliance manufacturers in Europe with a global workforce of over 30,000 people in more than 30 countries, distributing products and services to 130+ countries. Based in Turkey, Arçelik A.Ş is the consumer durables sector of Koc Holding.
Since launching in 1990, Beko plc now offers six brands “ Beko, Grundig, Leisure, Blomberg, Flavel and Zenith, supplying appliances to 1 in 4 homes in the UK and selling over 3 million products every year. Beko is not only the UKs number 1 best-selling large home appliance brand, but also one of the top ten large home appliance brands in the world.
The company has vowed to continue working to make their appliances more environmentally friendly, without compromising durability and performance. Beko plc remains committed to developing products that tackle the challenges facing our planet today, protecting the environment for future generations.
Emerge Recycling
Emerge Recycling
Website
https://www.emergerecycling.co.uk/
https://www.emergerecycling.co.uk/
EMERGE Recycling provides waste management services for organisations across Greater Manchester and Liverpool areas.
We offer comprehensive waste, recycling and reuse collections for multi-materials including confidential data destruction and shredding (documents and IT).
In terms of plastics, we collect source separated office recyclables, polythene in bulk and other types, such as trays. Please ask!
EMERGE is a community benefit society, regulated by the FCA. We offer community shares for social investors: https://www.emergerecycling.co.uk/share-offer/
We also run Touch Wood, repurposing redundant timber into beautiful products and wood for reuse: https://www.touchwood.org.uk/
Our sister charity, EMERGE 3Rs runs FareShare Greater Manchester and Volunteering & Employability Programmes: https://www.emerge3rs.co.uk/
Nestle´© UK Ltd
Nestle´© UK Ltd
Website
http://www.nestle.co.uk/
http://www.nestle.co.uk/
Profile
Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. With more than 2,000 brands, ranging from global icons to local favourites, they are present in 191 countries around the world.
Measom Freer & Company Limited
Measom Freer & Company Limited
Website
http://www.measomfreer.co.uk/
http://www.measomfreer.co.uk/
Profile
At Measom Freer, we take great pride in our 87-year reputation as a respected name in the plastic packaging industry, evident through our diverse and loyal customer base. Whether you choose from our off-the-shelf ranges or require custom moulded items, expect excellent products and service.
We are the ideal one-stop-shop for all your packaging needs, with stock products available for next day delivery and the ability to design and manufacture bespoke packaging.
As part of our continuous improvement and innovation strategy, our investment in research and development focuses on new and recycled materials, including trials in blow and injection moulding of non-oil-based materials sourced locally and from around the world.
Having early experience with these materials ensures the best possible results for our products, allowing our customers to offer fully-functioning, sustainable plastic products to their clients.
Whatever you need, we’ve been providing a personal service with exceptional attention to the entire industry since 1937. So, you can rely on Measom Freer to provide the ideal plastic packaging solution, just when you need it.
IPL Brightgreen Plastics Ltd
IPL Brightgreen Plastics Ltd
Website
https://iplbrightgreen.co.uk/
https://iplbrightgreen.co.uk/
Profile
IPL Brightgreen are industry leaders and global innovators of plastic recycling. At their recycling plant in Castleford, they use world-class plastic recycling processes to turn recycled plastic waste back into a raw material for use by both consumer and commercial customers. It is their mission to ensure recycled plastic provides a quality, sustainable and CSR-friendly alternative to virgin plastic. At their state-of-the-art recycling facility they can comfortably recover and process more than 40,000 tonnes of the UKs plastic waste every year; a figure that has meant they are now one of the fastest growing plastic recyclers in Europe.
Amcor
Amcor
Profile
Amcor is a global leader in packaging solutions for consumer and healthcare products. With industry-leading innovation capabilities, global scale and technical expertise, we help our customers grow and meet the needs of millions of consumers every day. Our teams develop responsible, more sustainable packaging in flexible and rigid formats across multiple materials. Supported by a commitment to safety, 70,000 colleagues across 140 countries bring our global capabilities to local customers and provide local access to global brands. Our work is guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future.
NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC
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Huntingdonshire District Council
Huntingdonshire District Council
Website
https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/
https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/
Profile
Huntingdonshire District Council is situated within Cambridgeshire and is the lower tier of a two tier local government system with Cambridgeshire County Council. The district council provides services such as waste collection and recycling, local planning and housing services, environmental health services and council tax collection.
Huntingdonshire District Council is situated within Cambridgeshire and is the lower tier of a two tier local government system with Cambridgeshire County Council. The district council provides services such as waste collection and recycling, local planning and housing services, environmental health services and council tax collection.
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Website
https://www.pg.co.uk/
https://www.pg.co.uk/
Profile
P&G serve nearly 5 billion people around the world with their brands. With operations in around 70 countries, they have one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality and leadership brands. Serving the world’s consumers, they believe in – and have publicly committed to – doing what’s right and being a good corporate citizen. Environmental sustainability is embedded in how they do business. They have a responsibility to make the world better, through the products they create and the positive impact their brands and Company can have in communities. P&G have established ambitious goals to minimise their environmental footprint, to innovate with the best and safest ingredients from both science and nature, and to create products that make responsible consumption irresistible for people everywhere.
P&G serve nearly 5 billion people around the world with their brands. With operations in around 70 countries, they have one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality and leadership brands. Serving the world’s consumers, they believe in – and have publicly committed to – doing what’s right and being a good corporate citizen. Environmental sustainability is embedded in how they do business. They have a responsibility to make the world better, through the products they create and the positive impact their brands and Company can have in communities. P&G have established ambitious goals to minimise their environmental footprint, to innovate with the best and safest ingredients from both science and nature, and to create products that make responsible consumption irresistible for people everywhere.
Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce
Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce
Website
https://www.cambridgeshirechamber.co.uk/
https://www.cambridgeshirechamber.co.uk/
Profile
Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce was first established in 1917 and has evolved to include the entire Cambridgeshire and Stamford region. As a not for profit organisation they work entirely for the benefit of their member organisations. They are constantly developing a range of services at preferential rates and hold over 150 networking events each year across all sectors and company sizes.
Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce was first established in 1917 and has evolved to include the entire Cambridgeshire and Stamford region. As a not for profit organisation they work entirely for the benefit of their member organisations. They are constantly developing a range of services at preferential rates and hold over 150 networking events each year across all sectors and company sizes.
Yeo Valley Farms Production
Yeo Valley Farms Production
Website
https://www.yeovalley.co.uk/
https://www.yeovalley.co.uk/
We’re an ambitious, family-owned food business with 6 operational sites dotted across the South West. From just a small dairy farm in 1961, we have grown to become one of the UK’s leading dairy manufacturers, producing over 25% of the yogurt consumed within the UK. With our farming heritage, we believe that by producing great food the right way, we can have a positive impact on our communities, the people we feed, the environment we farm and the planet we live on.
Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge
Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge
Website
https://www.ukri.org/our-work/our-main-funds/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund/clean-growth/smart-sustainable-plastic-packaging-challenge/
https://www.ukri.org/our-work/our-main-funds/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund/clean-growth/smart-sustainable-plastic-packaging-challenge/
Profile
The Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge will establish the UK as a leader in smart sustainable packaging and support a reduction in waste entering the environment. In total it will fund up to £60 million to support academic-led research to address known problems and to support industry-led collaborative research and development of new technologies, matched by £149 million from industry. The Challenge aims to:
The Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge will establish the UK as a leader in smart sustainable packaging and support a reduction in waste entering the environment. In total it will fund up to £60 million to support academic-led research to address known problems and to support industry-led collaborative research and development of new technologies, matched by £149 million from industry. The Challenge aims to:
- Tackle the environmental impact of plastic packaging through the development of a more sustainable plastic packaging supply chain in the UK
- Drive research and innovation to develop more sustainable plastic packaging materials and designs, and enable new recycling processes and infrastructure
- Encourage collaboration and innovation in integrated circular supply chains using insights into consumer behaviour to reduce the environmental impacts of plastic packaging.
Ecosurety
Ecosurety
Website
http://www.ecosurety.com
http://www.ecosurety.com
Profile
Ecosurety is the UKs leading compliance scheme and resource efficiency specialist, committed to reducing the environmental impact of UK businesses while improving performance. With more than 1,000 customers including The Co-operative Group, Innocent and Britvic, Ecosurety is leading change in approaches to environmental compliance throughout the UK, driving ever greater efficiencies of resource use.
With our new initiative Circularety, Ecosurety is bringing about change for good in the PRN market by empowering producers and recyclers of all packaging materials to increase transparency and take control of their investment in the recycling industry.
Find out more at www.ecosurety.com or contact us by calling 0845 094 2228 or emailing info@ecosurety.com.
Boots / No7 Beauty Company
Boots / No7 Beauty Company
Website
www.boots.com
www.boots.com
Boots is a respected UK high street Retailer and No7 Beauty Company represents one of the brand divisions. Established in 1849, Boots offers consumers a broad portfolio of fast moving consumer goods and services. Walgreen is the parent group and No7BC operates globally incorporating many household brands including No7, Liz Earle, Soap & Glory and Botanics.
Bank of England
Bank of England
The Bank of England was founded in 1694 to act as banker to the Government. Today, our responsibilities are much broader. We make sure the UK has secure bank notes, stable prices, safe and sound banks and a resilient financial system.
We’re committed to improving our environmental performance and our approach includes:
- changing how we produce and recycle our banknotes
- using a 100% renewable energy supply (electricity and gas) for all our sites
- making changes to make our buildings more energy efficient, such as switching to LED lighting
- supporting biodiversity at our sites, including introducing beehives.
- continuing more environmentally friendly business practices like holding virtual meetings to reduce travel and using less paper
- encouraging our staff to use reusable cups and food containers
Greenback Recycling Technologies Limited
Greenback Recycling Technologies Limited
Website
https://www.greenback.earth
https://www.greenback.earth
Profile
Greenback Recycling Technologies is a UK-based advanced recycling company founded in 2018 to bring an immediate solution for global plastic pollution. With a decentralised, small-scale plant operating on Enval® microwave-induced recycling process, the flexible, multilaminate plastics are recycled into π-Oil® and aluminium. eco2Veritas™ is Greenback’s digital, block-chain based traceability system. For more information, visit www.greenback.earth
Coveris
Coveris
Website
https://www.coveris.com/
https://www.coveris.com/
Profile
Coveris is a Europe based leading Top 5 packaging producer offering films, flexible packaging as well as labels & board. Together with our customers we develop attractive and easy to use packaging solutions that protect all kinds of vital products from food to pet food, from medical supplies to industrial and agricultural products. Through our high level of technical know-how, we help to reduce waste and constantly work on new, high performance and sustainable packaging solutions.
Coveris Headquarter has recently relocated to Vienna and it today operates 25 sites in EMEA, with more than 4,500 employees.
Laytons Solicitor LLP
Laytons Solicitor LLP
Website
http://www.laytons.com/
http://www.laytons.com/
Profile
Laytons is a commercial law firm founded on a strong set of values that imbue all that we do and are calculated to enable us to achieve the highest standards. For clients, our focus is on you and what is important for you. We apply our expertise with commercial insight to help achieve your objectives. We invest time in building lasting relationships and a good understanding of your affairs. Wherever practical the same lawyers act. In this way we know what matters and our advice can be relevant, effective and appropriate. Commerce is global and therefore so is our capability. Working with overseas firms that we know well to be excellent in their field and jurisdiction, we advise and operate across geographic borders and legal jurisdictions. In short, we seek to understand your needs and to deliver the results that you want, where and when you need them. If you seek a career, our internal culture mirrors our external ethos. We enjoy our work, working with good colleagues and resources, on good quality matters for good clients. Mutually supportive and non-hierarchical, we allow space for development and meld the contributions of all in providing excellent service to our clients.
Laytons is a commercial law firm founded on a strong set of values that imbue all that we do and are calculated to enable us to achieve the highest standards. For clients, our focus is on you and what is important for you. We apply our expertise with commercial insight to help achieve your objectives. We invest time in building lasting relationships and a good understanding of your affairs. Wherever practical the same lawyers act. In this way we know what matters and our advice can be relevant, effective and appropriate. Commerce is global and therefore so is our capability. Working with overseas firms that we know well to be excellent in their field and jurisdiction, we advise and operate across geographic borders and legal jurisdictions. In short, we seek to understand your needs and to deliver the results that you want, where and when you need them. If you seek a career, our internal culture mirrors our external ethos. We enjoy our work, working with good colleagues and resources, on good quality matters for good clients. Mutually supportive and non-hierarchical, we allow space for development and meld the contributions of all in providing excellent service to our clients.
Macpac
Macpac
Website
http://www.macpac.co.uk
http://www.macpac.co.uk
Profile
Designer, Toolmaker & Manufacturing of Thermoformed plastic packaging into the Food, Pharmaceutical, Electronics, Horticulture, and Cosmetics industries since 1973. Macpac’s thermoforming innovation is outstanding, taking pride in creativity through their in-house design studio, developing bespoke packaging solutions no matter what market sector you’re looking to develop packaging for.
Macpac work diligently with customers to deliver what they want, designed to impress, and cost-effective tooling while supporting their clients through the thermoforming process from an idea to delivery.
Macpac has always been at the forefront of materials technology having supplied R-PET packaging for nearly 20 years, with sustainability, recyclability, and the circular economy the focus. Using R-PET material with up to 100% recycled content Macpac produce stand out packaging that is also 100% recyclable.
A key benefit is that Macpac controls the entire process all under one roof from first idea, to design, tooling, and packaging manufacture. This total control enables faster response to urgent customer demands ensuring deadlines are met and budgets strictly adhered to. Over the years Macpac has acquired the unique knowledge that can only arise from a long, trusted, and close collaboration with customers.
See our website for more information.
Milton Keynes Council
Milton Keynes Council
Website
http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/
http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/
Profile
Milton Keynes City Council is a unitary authority which means we have responsibilities for all local government services in MK, including education, housing, highways and social services – around 250 services in all. MKCC has a proud history of providing innovate and sustainable waste services with the first borough wide weekly recycling collection service and purpose built MRF. MK also commissioned and owns a start of the art facility for the treatment of residual waste known as Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park.
Axion
Axion
Website
http://www.axiongroup.co.uk
http://www.axiongroup.co.uk
Profile
Axion develops and supports circular economy initiatives to enable products to remain in use for as long as possible and to ensure that valuable resources are recovered and re-used at end of life. Axion operate our own multimillion pound advanced sorting and reprocessing plants and share our engineering and business expertise through our consultancy services. Axion are experts in developing innovative resource recovery technologies, process plants and business models for a wide range of materials including flexible and rigid plastics, packaging and critical raw materials. Axion have delivered a number of projects within the automotive, packaging, construction and medical sectors.
Axion develops and supports circular economy initiatives to enable products to remain in use for as long as possible and to ensure that valuable resources are recovered and re-used at end of life. Axion operate our own multimillion pound advanced sorting and reprocessing plants and share our engineering and business expertise through our consultancy services. Axion are experts in developing innovative resource recovery technologies, process plants and business models for a wide range of materials including flexible and rigid plastics, packaging and critical raw materials. Axion have delivered a number of projects within the automotive, packaging, construction and medical sectors.
Wastebuster
Wastebuster
Website
http://www.wastebuster.co.uk
http://www.wastebuster.co.uk
Profile
Wastebuster is a not-for-profit specialising in ‘entertainment for social change’ to inform, educate, and empower young people to care for the environment.
The Pod; our award-winning free schools environmental education programme, features UK and international cross-sector funded campaigns such as Waste Week, and provides STEAM focused education content on packaging and plastics promoting responsible consumption and behaviour change. Supporting 24,000+ schools in 94 countries (17,800 in UK).
Wastebuster is launching new initiatives which seek to further improve plastics and wider material circularity through global multi-stakeholder collaborations, including:
Recycle to Read uses plastic toy recycling as an engaging topic for children, families, and schools. Toy reuse and recycling helps explore the circular economy whilst delivering environmental and STEM education. Recycle to Read represents a voluntary EPR scheme for plastic toys, with collections rolling out to larger UK supermarkets in 2024. It also features a collaborative research stream supporting design and manufacture for circularity across the toy value chain.
Water Week is a new annual international school and community facing campaign being developed in collaboration with the UNEP and multiple international stakeholders, prompting the sustainable management of plastics and other actions in support of UN SDG 14 and linked SDG from 2024.
The Packaging Forum
The Packaging Forum
Website
https://www.packagingforum.org.nz/
https://www.packagingforum.org.nz/
Profile
The Packaging Forum is a member-based organisation representing the depth and breadth of the packaging industry from suppliers and importers of packaging, brand owners, retailers, resource recovery businesses and processors. Packaging Forum members have committed to having all packaging in New Zealand reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. The Packaging Forum operates two voluntary product stewardship schemes: The Glass Packaging Forum and Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme is leading the co-design project to develop a regulated Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship Scheme (PPPS) for New Zealand.
The Packaging Forum is a member-based organisation representing the depth and breadth of the packaging industry from suppliers and importers of packaging, brand owners, retailers, resource recovery businesses and processors. Packaging Forum members have committed to having all packaging in New Zealand reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. The Packaging Forum operates two voluntary product stewardship schemes: The Glass Packaging Forum and Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme is leading the co-design project to develop a regulated Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship Scheme (PPPS) for New Zealand.
Dsposal
Dsposal
Website
https://dsposal.uk/
https://dsposal.uk/
Dsposal is an award-winning Circular Economy tech company at the forefront of the digital transformation of the waste and resources sector, working with clients like Defra, ReLondon and the NHS. Our experienced team specialise in user centred research, service design and the development of innovative tech solutions with a focus on data and compliance. Our flagship software products, Paperwork and the Compliance Dashboard, help our clients to streamline their waste operations, understand the fate of their waste and increase profitability. Our sister social enterprise, Your Dsposal, has a much-loved Waste Thesaurus (used in almost every country on the planet) and a directory of licenced waste sites. Dsposal led the SSPP funded project which led to the development of the Open 3P standard for packaging data and the data exchange platform, GING. Since our founding in 2016, we have carried out a variety of research and development contracts from improving the sustainability of inhalers, to regulatory compliance around coffee pod recycling, from working with ReLondon to develop the Material Reuse Portal, to the Defra GovTech Catalyst Smart Waste Tracking Challenge.
West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council
Website
http://www.westsussex.gov.uk
http://www.westsussex.gov.uk
Profile
West Sussex County Council is the authority that governs the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex. The county also contains seven district and borough councils, and 159 town, parish and neighbourhood councils
West Sussex County Council is the authority that governs the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex. The county also contains seven district and borough councils, and 159 town, parish and neighbourhood councils
L’ORÉAL (UK) Ltd
L’ORÉAL (UK) Ltd
Website
https://www.loreal.com/en/
https://www.loreal.com/en/
Established in 1932, L’Oréal UK and Ireland is the leading beauty player in the market, with 30+ leading brands across cosmetics, skincare, haircare and fragrance.
L’Oréal is the largest beauty player in the UK and Ireland, with their brands present in all retail channels including boutiques, department stores, grocery, hair salons, pharmacies, medispas, travel retail and e-commerce.
Trioworld UK Ltd
Trioworld UK Ltd
Website
https://www.trioworld.uk/
https://www.trioworld.uk/
ABOUT TRIOWORLD UK
Trioworld UK produces hand & machine stretch films in Telford, UK. We meet our customers’ needs with short lead times and high quality in both product performance as well as customer service.
As a relatively new member in the Trioworld family, we take advantage of a multinational cooperation with its expertise, strengths and extensive experience in both plastic film production as well as plastic recycling. Our hand stretch film is produced in the UK with our customer support standing by to serve your every need. We know the UK plastic tax and the additional regulations and how to manage them. As a member of Trioworld Group, we have both production of flexible plastic film and recycling sites around Europe and North America ready to cater to any additional requirements you might have.
We offer innovative and future-proofed products and solutions designed for recycling. We also offer a wide range of products available with a minimum of 25% PCR. As a producer of plastic film, we work proactively with our ESG agenda and have set ambitious targets within all three areas, recognized by EcoVadis with a Platinum rating for the fourth consecutive year.
Trioworld acknowledges its responsibility to ensure a sustainable production, use and end-of-life for our products. We are experts in high performance stretch film. And when the time is ready to transition to products with recycled content and fit for purpose with a reduced carbon footprint – they are available and delivered to you in no-time.
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Website
http://www.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/
http://www.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/
Profile
Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, is based in Leek and is located between the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the Peak District National Park
Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, is based in Leek and is located between the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the Peak District National Park
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