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Plastic Recycling

Since 1 January 2015, businesses have been required to separate recyclable material (paper, plastic, metal and glass), from other materials under UK waste regulations.

This means that all recyclable materials should be separated from general waste, though the recyclable materials themselves do not have to be collected into separate streams. The European Commission says that:

“Considering that the aim of separate collection is high quality recycling, the introduction of a separate collection system is not necessary if the aim of high quality recycling can be achieved just as well with a form of co-mingled collection.”

By diverting plastics and other recyclable materials from landfills, businesses can save thousands of pounds a year by evading the Landfill Tax on those items.

Commercial Waste can help you with your plastic recycling. Not only can we provide you with the necessary bins, but we can arrange the collection and recycling of all your recyclable materials.

UK to meet 2017 packaging recycling targets

By Andy JessopJuly 26th / 2017 ● 1 Comment

According to a report released by the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD), the UK is currently on course to meet…

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Coca-Cola to double amount of recycled plastic in bottles by 2020

By Andy JessopJuly 13th / 2017 ● Leave a comment

Coca-Cola has announced that it will increase the amount of recycled in its bottles to 50 per cent by 2020,…

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Coca-Cola meets 50,000 tonne recycling mark

By Andy JessopJune 30th / 2017 ● Leave a comment

Cola-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has recycled 50,000 tonnes of plastic since 2012 and now celebrates five years of investing in…

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Recycling body criticises food packaging

By Andy JessopMay 18th / 2017 ● Leave a comment

The Recycling Association has branded both Pringles tubes and Lucozade Sport bottles as “villains” of the recycling world. Named in…

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Pacific island found buried under tonnes of waste

By Andy JessopMay 16th / 2017 ● Leave a comment

Henderson Island in the South Pacific has been found covered by 17.6 tonnes of plastic – amounting to 38 million…

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Unilever develops technology to recycle billions of plastic sachets

By Andy JessopMay 12th / 2017 ● Leave a comment

In order to curb plastic sachets from entering the world’s oceans, Unilever has created a new system for recovery and…

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Cafés and restaurants urged to offer free water to cut plastic waste

By Andy JessopMay 11th / 2017 ● Leave a comment

Keep Britain Tidy has urged cafes and restaurants to offer customers free water to reduce plastic bottle waste and pollution.…

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Square Mile Challenge looks set to achieve half a million cup target

By Andy JessopApril 27th / 2017 ● Leave a comment

According to initial figures on coffee cup collections from the Square Mile Challenge, the initiative looks likely to achieve its…

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Plastic eating bugs could curb plastic waste say scientists

By Andy JessopApril 25th / 2017 ● Leave a comment

Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered that moth lavae, which eats wax in bee hives, can also degrade plastic. Experiments…

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Apple vows to use only recycled materials

By Andy JessopApril 20th / 2017 ● Leave a comment

According to Lisa Jacks, Apple’s Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, the technology company is on the verge…

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