NEW: Infrastructure Report 2020
Tue 12 May 2020
The UK could be set to face significant challenges in its ability to recycle household plastic packaging, with reprocessing infrastructure potentially needing to double, according to new research by R...
Mon 04 May 2020
LAST UPDATED: 14-May-2020 To date, many unprecedented challenges have been faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under strict UK government guidance, the requirement has been to stay at home ...
FREE Webinars: UK Circular Plastic Network & Knowledge Transfer Network
Mon 20 April 2020
The UK Circular Plastic Network (UKCPN) & Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) will be hosting a series of workshops to support collaboration for the next Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging competitions ...
Mon 20 April 2020
Every now and then we are afforded the opportunity where our past interests and hobbies can be put to real use and one of the RECOUP staff has been doing just that. Anne Hitch has been putting her se...
New Film Recyclability Guidance
Mon 20 April 2020
Recycling charity, RECOUP has released its updated Recyclability by Design publication to include guidelines for recyclability of plastic film. The publication includes RecyClass’ recyclability tab...
Use of Black Plastic in UK Packaging Continues to Drop
Wed 15 April 2020
RECOUP release 2020 update to the Black Plastic Packaging Forum report. The report estimates that black packaging used in the UK has dropped from around 36,000 tonnes to 10,000 tonnes going into 2020....
Tue 25 February 2020
The RECOUP team will be at Packaging Innovations, NEC on 26-27 February. Pop along to stand M38 and pick up our brand new brochure and book your place for the RECOUP Plastics Recycling and Resources C...
RECOUP Plastics Resources and Recycling Conference 2020
Tue 28 January 2020
We’re pleased to announce the RECOUP Plastics Resources and Recycling Conference 2020 will be held at the KingsGate Conference Centre in Peterborough on Thursday 24th September 2020 – save the dat...
UK Household Plastics Collection Survey 2019
Tue 28 January 2020
The 2019 RECOUP UK Household Plastics Collection Survey report is now available. The RECOUP Survey is a specialist, research-based report for those working in or making decisions about household plas...
Tue 28 January 2020
Here at RECOUP we are dedicated to increasing the recycling of plastic and driving change for a more sustainable future. We work with all sectors that span the plastic production and packaging supply ...
Fri 24 January 2020
Have you considered supporting RECOUP and becoming a member? We are always keen to welcome new companies and organisations into the RECOUP network at this important time. The more support we have, t...
RECOUP Christmas Opening Times
Thu 19 December 2019
RECOUP will be closed over the festive period; the following are our opening times for the next 2 weeks. • (Mon) 23rd Dec: Open • (Tue) Christmas Eve: Open • (Wed) Christmas Day: Closed â...
RECYCLABILITY BY DESIGN TO REDUCE PLASTIC POLLUTION
Wed 16 October 2019
Are global food packaging brands committed to ditching single-use plastic?
Wed 09 October 2019
As the world’s relationship with plastic is being radically redefined, academics at the University of Surrey investigate bold new food packaging pledges made by some of the world’s most prominent ...
UK FARM PLASTICS SCHEME LAUNCHED
Mon 30 September 2019
APE UK [Agriculture, Plastic & Environment UK] launched a National Collection Scheme for used non-packaging agricultural plastics at the RECOUP Conference. The objective is to provide farmers with a ...
