Materials news
China's waste quality barrier renews PRN fraud fears
Fears grow as rejected material stokes UK stockpiling with limited reprocessing capacity
Minister waits for evidence on plastic bag levy
Fears raised of ‘unintended consequences’ in other schemes
Paper industry alarm over loss of material to incinerators
Excess capacity in Energy from Waste could damage the market for recycled paper, says CPI
Early rHDPE milestone for Nampak
World’s first plastic milk bottle with 30% recycled material unveiled in the UK
Plevin to create £5m wood plant
Recycling firm Plevin will build a £5m waste wood facility in South Yorkshire to produce biomass fuel for E.on
UK plastic demand picking up after slump
Latest report from PlasticEurope shows growth at home but fall in EU as a whole
Biomass boost for wood recyclers
Waste wood for biomass market overtakes panel board market for first time
FCC harvests first landfill energy crop
Waste management company FCC Environment has harvested its first biomass crops grown on restored landfill and quarry sites.
China's Green Fence blocking North American plastic recycling
Reports suggest plastics recyclers in the US and Canada are being hit hard by China’s crackdown on contaminated recycling shipments.
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Industry chief calls for action across ‘recycling loop’
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Anger over ‘reckless’ biomass energy claim
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Smurfit Kappa machine revamp programme accelerated
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Beach clean-up triples waste haul
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BIR: Green Fence causing 'panic'
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Three charged with waste crime offences in Leeds
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PVC recycling on track for target
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Plastics industry accidents 'on downward trend'
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China waste import crackdown to finish in November
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Design for metal recycling, UNEP urges
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Polymer firm sees plastics coming home
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Recycling opportunities 'may increase consumption'
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Answers sought on glass PRN volatility
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Drax scrap thief avoids jail
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Five recyclers make Rich List
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Government 'lacks leadership' on incineration, say plastics firms
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Uncollected waste fears spare commingling
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Councils urged to make separate cardboard collections
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Cable theft crackdown halves rail delays
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Stolen metal closes bridge in south Wales
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Scotland seeks views on scrap cash ban
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LWARB announces £19m fund
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Vehicle operators warned over financial records
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McVitie's launch packaging recycling competition
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Prices hit as China tightens rules
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New Kent plant for Recresco
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Viridor drops Borders glass job
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Wales leads on small firms' recycling
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Renewable Energy Association calls for 2030 energy target
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Glass sector divided over PRN price
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Landfill bans 'could be worth billions'
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UK is below European average on glass recycling
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Paper manufacturing giant fined over employee injury
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Multi-million upgrade for Reuse Glass
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Huge bill for metal thief who disrupted trams
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Sentence deferred for metals scam
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MPs support waste wood biomass
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Davy 'no longer employed' by Sims
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Industry reacts to Budget
