Plastic recycling
Swansea’s blue bag plastics trial extended – 70 tonnes collected so far
Swansea’s soft plastics recycling trial has been hailed a success — with more than 70 tonnes collected since April —…
New Gorseinon facility at former car parts factory to double Wales’ plastic reprocessing capacity
A £45 million investment will more than double Wales’ plastic reprocessing capacity and create over 100 new jobs at the…
New drinks container return scheme set to launch in 2025
Wales will be introducing a Deposit Return Scheme by 2025, Climate Change Minister Julie James has confirmed.
New bill aims to ban single-use plastics in Wales to avoid leaving a ‘toxic legacy’
A key step in reducing the flow of plastic waste damaging wildlife and the environment in Wales will be made…
Swansea-based company leads project to capture and recycle more plastic packaging
Resource recovery expert Fiberight has embarked on leading a three-year £10 million large-scale demonstrator project focused on the capture, recovery…
Dobbies launch compost bag recycling scheme in Swansea
Garden centre, Dobbies in Swansea has launched a new initiative which means local residents can now recycle their compost bags. Compost packaging is typically difficult for people…
Morrisons switches own-brand milk to cartons to reduce plastic waste
Morrisons say they are the first UK supermarket to sell own brand fresh milk in 'carbon neutral cartons'. From mid…
Soft plastics collected at Tesco to become bin liners in new recycling solution
A new partnership between Tesco and packaging manufacturer, Berry Global is now recycling soft plastic collected from customers at Tesco…
Swansea researcher invents 100% recyclable meat tray packaging
A Swansea researcher has invented a new type of plastic packaging for raw meat which avoids the need for non-recyclable…
Average UK Bathroom produces over 1 MILLION kgs of single-use plastic
A recent study by sustainable online subscription platform Bower Collective has uncovered the amount of single-use plastic produced by the average UK…
Lidl announces it’s removed a BILLION pieces of plastic from its British stores
The British arm of budget supermarket Lidl has announced it has removed over one billion pieces of plastic from stores…