Recycling
Europe making positive plastic progress
February 14, 2018
According to Recycling Magazine, the EU’s recycling rate for plastics is currently “roughly 31 percent” and further developments are in store. Since 2015, as the magazine reports, “the installed capacity for recycling flexible PE has grown from approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year to 2.3 million tonnes per year.” Data was collected from 174 […]
Latest UK WEEE compliance fees set
February 8, 2018
The WEEE compliance fees for 2017 will be set according to a methodology from the Joint Trade Associations, it has been announced. Defra – the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs – has revealed that the compliance fees will include a flat rate of £3.50 per tonne, reflecting the costs of collecting and processing […]