Thu 17 May 2018
RECOUP are always keen to broaden our membership base which provides the strength, depth and support to our work. RECOUP are active across all sectors of the plastic supply and recovery chain in te...
RECOUP Plastics Recycling Conference 2018
Thu 17 May 2018
The increasingly popular RECOUP Plastics Recycling Conference is becoming the not to be missed event within the plastics recycling value chain. The event normally sees around 300 delegates attending ...
Disposable plastic waste plans set out by Welsh Government
Fri 11 May 2018
Plans to cut the use of disposable plastic products in Wales have been set out by the Welsh Government. They include working with other parts of the UK on a deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks c...
EU Parliament Adopts Ambitious New Recycling Targets
Fri 20 April 2018
MEPs in the European Parliament recently backed ambitious recycling targets set out in the EU’s Circular Economy Package. By 2025, at least 55% of municipal waste (from households and businesses)...
UK Pledges £61.4m To Help Commonwealth Eliminate Ocean Plastic
Fri 20 April 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a £61.4m package of funding to boost global research into reducing plastic waste and to help countries across the Commonwealth to stop plastic waste from ente...
Nestlé aiming at 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025
Thu 12 April 2018
Nestlé have announced its ambition to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or re-usable by 2025. Download the press release here.
Marmax Recycled Products are dedicated to educating future generations.
Tue 03 April 2018
Marmax Recycled have long believed in the importance of educating the next generation about how waste plastics can be harmful to the environment when they go to landfill and the significance recycling...
Government Announce Plans for Deposit Return Scheme
Tue 03 April 2018
Press release Deposit return scheme in fight against plastic The government has announced plans for a deposit return scheme to crack down on plastic pollution. A deposit return scheme to incr...
Mon 26 March 2018
PlasticsEurope recently released their new Plastics the facts document, this can be downloaded from here.
Plastics Recycling 2018 Brochure
Tue 20 March 2018
Our new Plastics Recycling 2018 brochure is now available to download from the RECOUP website here.
Thu 08 March 2018
Recently we have had four new members join RECOUP, here is a little bit of information about them: Clean Tech is the UK’s largest PET recycler, producing food-grade rPET for new bottles, and non-...
Plastics Recycling World Exhibition 2018
Wed 07 March 2018
The Plastics Recycling World Exhibition 2018 is an exciting new exhibition from AMI that will run alongside the Compounding World Expo at Messe Essen, Germany on 27-28 June 2018. The free to attend...
Wed 07 March 2018
The 2018 Quality First Conference will be held in London on Tuesday 17th April. Mary Creagh will be giving the keynote address and other lively speakers are lined up too! Places are limited to 120 and...
Aeroplas Eco Pot Range are suitable for Kerbside Recycling
Fri 16 February 2018
Aeroplas have long believed that their plant pot range should be included with kerbside collections. While 76% of Local Authorities collect pots, tubs and trays, there are only a handful who collect p...
Five more join MacArthur plastic pledge
Wed 24 January 2018
Five more international brands have signed up to use 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025 or earlier. The five signing the New Plastics Economy pledge are Amcor, Ecover, ...
