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News and updates on collection schemes for plastics packaging

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News and updates on collection schemes for plastics packaging

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Alliance accelerates progress in cutting unmanaged plastics waste

September 11, 2026

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) slashed 138,162 tonnes of unmanaged plastics waste and valorised a further 165,317t last year, according to its latest research. The figures from the global nonprofit’s ‘Strategy in Action’ 2025 progress report bring cumulative...

France drops mandatory bottle deposit plans

September 9, 2026

Exchange for Change surveys UK retailers on DRS readiness

September 8, 2026

Producers exempt from UK DRS fees for first 15 months

September 4, 2026

Councils in England face £301m cost of film collections

September 2, 2026

Bottles and caps drive new wave of packaging legislation

September 1, 2026

Hefty calls time on hard-to-recycle plastics programme

August 25, 2026

DRS takeback rates surge in Connecticut, other US states flatline

August 4, 2026

Scotland and Wales stick with 2027 flexible plastics collection plans

July 24, 2026

Enviroo warns UK faces £750m PET recycling gap

July 24, 2026

Poland DRS rollout drives Tomra revenue growth

July 21, 2026

Industry divided over extension to soft plastics collection in England

July 20, 2026

Brazilian city to work with Ellen MacArthur Foundation on collection and recycling

July 15, 2026

Switzerland sets new packaging recycling rules for 2027

July 7, 2026

Deposit return scheme pilot begins at Wimbledon qualifying event

June 24, 2026

Emirates recycles 88 tonnes of meal-service plastics in one year

June 15, 2026

Global alliance unveils universal reuse symbol

June 15, 2026

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