Plastic and the environment

In May 2018, the UK launched a plastic innovation hub along with other Commonwealth countries. The UK will play a leading role in the designing and the implication of the framework that this hub will use. The Issue with Single-Use Plastics You have probably seen the issue that the world is facing in the News…

The BPF (British Plastics Federation) is the UK’s leading trade union for the whole plastics industry, it was established in 1933 and now has over 500 members. They are involved with members from all across the plastics supply chain in the UK and help to address concerns for these members. They provide a large amount…

Plastic is an extremely valuable material which is vital to many businesses and trades. This is why we need to make sure that we are creating sustainable plastics and only using what we need. Plastic can sometimes be painted as the bad guy in the news, but plastics pipes use less energy to produce and…

CEFLEX is a project where a number of European associations are working collaboratively to increase the relevance of flexible packaging, which is packaging produced from materials such as paper, plastic, film and aluminium foil. By doing so, they can generate solutions for a circular economy. A circular economy is a continuous cycle that aims to…

Generally, recycling has seen significant improvement in recent years due to increasing environmental concerns. Everyday consumers and manufacturers alike are becoming more mindful of how they dispose of their waste product and materials. As plastics are harder to recycle, the plastic recycling industry has had to develop slower as a result. According to the British…

Plastic is a material that can be found everywhere and you will almost certainly come into contact with it several times a day. Plastic is an affordable material that is lightweight, durable and has a long life of use which makes it an excellent option for everyday life around the home. However, due to the…

Sustainability is not often a word associated with plastic extrusion. Many people have concerns when it comes to plastic and the environment due to it not being biodegradable, which will have a strong negative effect in the long run. Plastic is incredibly durable, a quality that comes from its manufacturing process, but this durability is…

Veolia UK have acquired assests in London and believes it could unlock a complete supply chain for manufacturing plastic bottles from recycled material. A staggering 13 billion soft drinks, milk and water bottles are wasted each year which has led to an increase in global environmental costs. The move will allow the resource management company…

The European PVC industry of sustainable development programme announced that it recycled over 500,000 tonnes of polyvinyl chloride in 2015. The results were revealed in Vienna in front of 130 stakeholders, from government bodies, United Nations, European Commission, designers and architects from across the plastics industry. Other things highlighted was that this year, any products…

The UK’s recycling sector is set to be put under the spotlight at next month’s Plastics Design and Moulding (PDM) event that is being held at the Telford International Centre. The event was established over 10 years ago and is the leading show for the design and moulding sectors of the plastics industry. Mike Baxter…