The Government has outlined plans to introduce a Plastic Packaging Tax from April 2022, which will apply to plastic packaging manufactured in, or imported into the UK that contains less than 30% recycled plastics. The objective of the government’s policy is to provide an economic incentive for businesses to use recycled material in the production of … Continued
In its annual survey of UK households’ recycling attitudes and behaviour, WRAP’s Recycling Tracker 2020 indicates levels of recycling are higher and more consistent than last year, but there is still room for improvement. For instance, on average UK households still dispose of 1.5 items that could be recycled into their rubbish collection. 82% mistakenly … Continued
Special consideration is needed when dealing with clinical waste, which requires different treatment and disposal methods appropriate to the hazard it may present – offensive, infectious, contaminated with medicines, cytotoxic. Yellow or Orange bags may be used for collection, storage, transport, treatment and disposal, with printed information pertaining to the standard design weight (contents capacity) … Continued
Have you ever been puzzled by the different symbols on your plastic products? A recycling logo with a number inside should be viable on these types of product, this logo is a Plastic Resin Identification Code. This identifies the type of plastic resin used to make the item by providing a ‘Resin Identification Code’. It is … Continued
Waste is a major, growing global issue at the moment, with oceans, the environment and landfills cluttered with rubbish and debris. Television and the media are constantly telling us to reduce our waste, in particular plastics, but often do not give advice on how we do this. This leaves people in a quandary – they … Continued
Waste is fast becoming one of the most publicised and talked about problems, with retailers, business and individuals putting into place a range of different measures to tackle this waste consumption – this often starts with segregation. Where some of these changes have made a positive impact on reducing waste and helping the environment, in … Continued
In the midst of the plastic recycling boom, people are taking drastic measures to reduce plastic waste and reduce the numbers of single use plastics. Cotton buds, straws and stirrers are the 3 known things that are going to be banned by April 2020, with plans to add more plastic items to this restricted list. … Continued
Cromwell Polythene annually participates in beach cleaning and litter surveying activity on behalf of the Great British Beach Clean, and to mark Recycle Week (23 September – 29 September). A team of ten volunteers from Cromwell Polythene, which supplies products for the capture and containment of recyclables took to their local beach at Filey on … Continued