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World-first AI-based paper cup recycling initiative launches in Cardiff
Pioneering AI technology is helping consumers in Cardiff to tackle paper cup waste. The three-month trial – launched by the National Cup Recycling Scheme, Keep Wales Tidy and innovative waste sorting app Bower – will reward Cardiff consumers for recycling used paper cups at Caffè Nero, Costa…
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Valpak by Reconomy – easing the transition for care-leavers
Compliance expert Valpak by Reconomy is thrilled to announce its latest support for care-leavers in the local community. In collaboration with Coventry Housing Project and the GAP Group, Valpak is providing essential white goods to young people leaving care to move into their own homes. The starter…
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EcoVadis Platinum rating places Valpak by Reconomy in top 1% for sustainability
The UK’s largest compliance scheme, Valpak by Reconomy, is celebrating after earning a rare Platinum sustainability rating from EcoVadis. The Platinum award is an accolade awarded to just one per cent of 130,000 global companies assessed each year. Steve Gough, CEO at Valpak, welcomed the award…
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Valpak by Reconomy welcomes Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM)
Valpak by Reconomy has welcomed Defra’s new Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM). Steve Gough, CEO at Valpak – the UK’s largest compliance scheme – described the announcement as a key component in the move towards implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR)…
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Valpak PackFlow 2023 reports provide valuable insight into UK packaging material trends
Compliance expert Valpak by Reconomy has published its latest update on the quantity of packaging placed on the UK market in 2022. James Skidmore, Director of Consulting at Valpak, explained that the PackFlow 2023 reports, commissioned by WRAP, show that, for most materials, the amount of packaging…
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Valpak responds to government vape announcement
Responding to the Prime Minister’s recent announcement on disposable vapes, Steve Gough, CEO at the UK’s largest compliance scheme, Reconomy brand Valpak, said that a ban on disposable vapes would be in keeping with industry timescales on vape recycling. Gough said: “This announcement makes…
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Valpak welcomes Defra’s commitment to collaborative approach to EPR with appointment of Dr Margaret Bates
Steve Gough, CEO at the UK’s largest compliance scheme – Reconomy brand Valpak – has welcomed Defra’s announcement that OPRL’s Dr Margaret Bates has been appointed as Head for the UK Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) for Packaging Scheme Administrator. Gough said: “Both I, and…
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Reconomy brand Valpak: Simpler Recycling will drive recycling to the next level
Reconomy brand Valpak has welcomed Defra’s announcement on Simpler Recycling. Steve Gough, CEO at Valpak – the UK’s largest compliance scheme – said: “Successful recycling hinges on consumer participation. With consistent recycling collections in place across England, packaging brands and…
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Reconomy brand Valpak: Simpler Recycling will bring coherence to EPR
Reconomy brand Valpak has welcomed Defra’s announcement on Simpler Recycling. Steve Gough, CEO at Valpak said: “This clarity around waste collections will help local authorities, waste managers and producers to plan ahead. Local authorities have been waiting for guidance to inform service…
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Reconomy brand Valpak warns ‘last chance for business to have a say on EPR decisions’
As the deadline for the government’s consultation on reforms to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging looms, Reconomy brand Valpak urges cosmetic brands, packaging producers and retailers to make their voices heard. The UK’s largest compliance scheme highlights issues ranging…
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Reconomy brand Valpak warns ‘last chance for business to have a say on EPR decisions’
As the deadline for the government’s consultation on reforms to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging looms, Reconomy brand Valpak urges building supply brands, packaging producers and retailers to make their voices heard. The UK’s largest compliance scheme highlights issues…
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Reconomy brand Valpak warns ‘last chance for business to have a say on EPR decisions’
As the deadline for the government’s consultation on reforms to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging looms, Reconomy brand Valpak urges textile and clothing brands, packaging producers and retailers to make their voices heard. The UK’s largest compliance scheme highlights…
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Reconomy brand Valpak warns ‘last chance for business to have a say on EPR decisions’
As the deadline for the government’s consultation on reforms to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging looms, Reconomy brand Valpak urges electrical brands, packaging producers and retailers to make their voices heard. The UK’s largest compliance scheme highlights issues…
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Reconomy brand Valpak warns ‘last chance for business to have a say on EPR decisions’
As the deadline for the government’s consultation on reforms to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging looms, Reconomy brand Valpak urges brands, packaging producers and retailers to make their voices heard. The UK’s largest compliance scheme highlights issues ranging from…
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Reconomy brand Valpak responds to Simpler Recycling announcement
“The prime minister’s announcement referenced a wide range of measures, including implications for the waste sector. Although further clarity is needed, the new scheme may result in benefits. If Simpler Recycling helps to drive us towards collection systems funded by EPR, which deliver increased…
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Brewing-up for smaller brands – National Cup Recycling Scheme expansion
Reconomy brand Valpak– the administrator of the UK’s largest paper cup recycling scheme – has expanded its national service to help coffee shops meet the demands of upcoming legislation. The National Cup Recycling Scheme was set up to kick-start paper cup recycling. It brought together major…
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Valpak urges businesses to use the time to prepare
Responding to Defra’s announcement of a delay to the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (EPR), Steve Gough, CEO at the UK's largest compliance scheme, Reconomy brand Valpak, said: “In the current economic climate, stakeholders face tough choices. With consumers…
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Reconomy brands Valpak, RLG and Noventiz join forces to offer integrated global compliance solution
Three of the largest names in environmental compliance have combined decades of expertise to launch an unrivalled global service offering, Comply Loop. With offices already in place around the world, the new offering will help businesses to meet compliance needs across national boundaries, manage…
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Reconomy Group company Valpak collaboration with textiles retailers provides an analysis of recycling potential in the UK
Reconomy Group company Valpak has published an analysis of textiles data to help retailers understand the scale of opportunity for textile reuse and recycling, and to show how recycling can complement reuse in the development of a circular economy for textiles. The report – From Waste to Worth…
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Reconomy Group company Valpak and Bower collaborate for brand advantage
A new collaboration between Reconomy Group brand Valpak and the Bower recycling rewards app will drive recycling and brand benefits. The award-winning Bower app educates and rewards consumers for recycling packaging items, while also helping brands to reach sustainability goals, strengthen their…
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Reconomy Group company Valpak recruits retail packaging expert to enhance EPR support
Retail packaging expert Lorraine Wilson has joined the UK’s largest compliance scheme, Reconomy Group company Valpak. Wilson brings a practical knowledge of retail systems and packaging materials that will enhance Valpak’s tools to help businesses implement data-driven packaging choices.…
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Valpak warns new EPR legislation in France is catching UK businesses unawares
Reconomy Group company Valpak reports that UK businesses are being caught unawares by the latest French EPR legislation. France operates the only extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes for textiles and furniture in the world. Last year, following the introduction of new EPR for DIY and…
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Valpak reports small battery recycling up by 32 per cent
Reconomy Group company Valpak, the UK’s largest environmental compliance scheme, has reported an extraordinary increase of 32 per cent in small batteries collected for recycling since the start of 2022. Valpak has provided approximately 50,000 battery collection boxes to retailers, schools and…
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Valpak reports small battery recycling up by 32 per cent
Reconomy Group company Valpak, the UK’s largest environmental compliance scheme, has reported an extraordinary increase of 32 per cent in small batteries collected for recycling since the start of 2022. Valpak has provided approximately 50,000 battery collection boxes to retailers, schools and…
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Valpak: 2022 is on track for highest-ever volume of UK plastic packaging waste recycling
National Packaging Waste Database figures show that the UK achieved the highest volume of plastic packaging recycling on record in the second quarter of 2022. This follows last year’s news that, for the first time, the UK market was outstripping exports. James Armitage, Commercial Operations…
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Reconomy Group acquires RENE AG to expand global WEEE and environmental compliance offering
· Reconomy Group company, Reverse Logistics GmbH (RLG), is taking over RENE AG, a German service company for compliance solutions in the field of recycling management / WEEE that has been established since 2005, with retrospective effect from 1 January 2022. · The…
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Charity starts with a home: Valpak becomes a corporate partner for the Coventry House Project
Young people in care in the UK leave their care homes between the ages of 16 and 18, without the financial and emotional support of family. Reconomy Group company Valpak is supporting 16 and 17-year-old care leavers with work advice and donations to help them get started. The Coventry House Project…
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Scottish DRS brings opening for entrepreneurial talent
The launch of Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in August 2023 will herald a new phase for waste management in the country. With the opening of its Scottish office, Reconomy Group company Reverse Logistics Group (RLG) – which was chosen by Circularity Scotland as the preferred…
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Circularity Scotland selects RLG, a Reconomy Group company, as preferred bidder to set up an IT infrastructure for a DRS in Scotland
Circularity Scotland Limited, the Scheme Administrator for Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme, has selected Reverse Logistics Group (RLG) as the preferred implementation partner to deliver a state-of-the-art and future-proof IT solution to manage the deposit return scheme (DRS) in Scotland. While…
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PRN accreditation drives MYGroup investment for tackling innovative hard-to-recycle plastics
Yorkshire-based MYGroup has become accredited to generate PRNs for recycling some of the most challenging plastic wastes on the market. The UK’s largest compliance scheme, Reconomy Group Company Valpak, was instrumental in helping gain approval for PRN funding for around 1,000 tonnes of PRNs.
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Valpak passes the million-mark milestone through new Product Data Hub reporting
Reconomy Group company Valpak, the UK’s largest provider of environmental compliance, has passed a major milestone, as more than one million packaging weight items have been logged through the company’s new Product Data Hub. “Passing the million-mark milestone in the Valpak Product Data Hub…
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UK’s first postcode-specific tool tells shoppers where and how to recycle locally
Confused about recycling? The UK’s first postcode-specific ‘Recycle Router' launches to help shoppers quickly find out where and how to recycle packaging locally. Valpak, WRAP and Provenance.org have partnered to deliver location-specific recycling instructions, via a simple postcode lookup…
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UK’s first postcode-specific tool tells shoppers where and how to recycle locally
Confused about recycling? The UK’s first postcode-specific ‘Recycle Router' launches to help shoppers quickly find out where and how to recycle packaging locally. Valpak, WRAP and Provenance.org have partnered to deliver location-specific recycling instructions, via a simple postcode lookup…
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Provenance, Valpak and WRAP launch postcode-specific tool to tell shoppers where and how to recycle locally
Confused about recycling? The UK’s first postcode-specific ‘Recycle Router' launches to help shoppers quickly find out where and how to recycle packaging locally. Valpak, WRAP and Provenance.org have partnered to deliver location-specific recycling instructions, via a simple postcode lookup…
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£6.1 million injection will see up to 50,000 tonnes of packaging waste recycled into construction products
Thanks to an injection of £6.1 million, including the help of PRN funding, the UK’s largest producer of damp-proof membranes is increasing its capacity for recycling ethylene-based plastics by 66 per cent. Mercers, which is based in Bolton, transforms plastic packaging waste, such as HDPE and…
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£6.1 million injection will see Mercers recycle up to 50,000 tonnes of packaging waste into construction products
Thanks to an injection of £6.1 million, including the help of PRN funding, the UK’s largest producer of damp-proof membranes is increasing its capacity for recycling ethylene-based plastics by 66 per cent. Mercers, which is based in Bolton, transforms plastic packaging waste into 100 per cent…
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£6.1 million investment will bring over 20 new recycling jobs to Bolton
The UK’s largest producer of damp-proof membranes has invested £6.1 million in new equipment to extend its manufacturing and recycling business in the North West. Toughsheet, which has a history of over 50 years in the region, transforms plastic packaging waste into 100 per cent recycled…
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Toughsheet’s £6.1 million injection to boost capacity to 750,000m2 of construction membranes
Thanks to an injection of £6.1 million, the UK’s largest producer of damp-proof membranes is increasing its capacity to 750,000m2 of construction membranes per year. Toughsheet’s membrane is manufactured from 100 per cent recycled material. The company, which is based in Bolton, transforms…
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South Tyne and Wear residents are changing lives with new recycling campaign
Under a new initiative which launched across South Tyne and Wear earlier this month, householders are supporting vulnerable people through recycling. Reconomy Group company Valpak’s latest #PowerToDoMore campaign donates money to the Changing Lives charity every time someone recycles a small…
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Herefordshire harnesses pedal power as zero-carbon battery collection service ‘Re-Volt’ launches countywide
Hereford businesses are gearing up for the world’s first zero-carbon battery collection service. Valpak’s award-winning Re-Volt scheme, which has already been a success in London, Cambridge and Brighton, supplies battery boxes to businesses, which are then collected by Hereford Pedicargo cycle…
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Brighton boosts battery recycling with Re-Volt zero-carbon collection service
The world’s first zero-carbon battery collection service has powered into Brighton, collecting more than two tonnes of batteries for recycling since March. Valpak’s award-winning Re-Volt scheme, which has already been a success in London and Cambridge, supplies battery boxes to businesses, which…
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School poster competition shows the power of art when it comes to recycling batteries
A poster competition for Tyneside schoolchildren is alerting local residents to the need to recycle and use batteries responsibly. Eleanor Walton and Isla Morrow, both aged 13 and pupils at the Harton Academy, South Shields, and seven-year-old Anna McAlindon from St Mary’s Primary School…
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School poster competition shows the power of art when it comes to recycling batteries
A poster competition for South Tyneside secondary schoolchildren is alerting local residents to the need to recycle and use batteries responsibly. Eleanor Walton and Isla Morrow, both aged 13 and pupils at the Harton Academy, South Shields, were each the winner of £100 in the competition. The…
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School poster competition shows the power of art when it comes to recycling batteries
A poster competition for North Tyneside primary schoolchildren is alerting local residents to the need to recycle and use batteries responsibly. Seven-year-old Anna McAlindon, pictured, from St Mary’s Primary School, Forest Hall, was the winner of £100 in the competition. Anna’s winning…
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Valpak school poster competition shows the power of art
A school poster competition in Tyneside is raising awareness of the risks caused by incorrect disposal of batteries. Around 2001 fires – almost half the waste fires in the UK – are caused by lithium-ion batteries, with a cost to local authorities and business of £158 million. The competition…
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Aliens are coming! Free interactive resources for KS2 teach the importance of recycling plastic
‘Just one person can make a difference.’ Sort It Out, a new resource designed to teach KS2 children about plastics recycling, follows the story of a littering alien and shows the different outcomes for the planet, based on responsible (and sometimes less responsible!) behaviour. The free…
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Aliens are coming! Free interactive school resources teach the importance of recycling plastic
‘Just one person can make a difference.’ Sort It Out, a new collaboration between the UK largest compliance scheme, Valpak, and plastics recycling charity RECOUP, teaches KS2 children about plastics recycling. The free, interactive PDF follows the story of a littering alien and shows the…
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Packflow EPR report shows the scale of change for packaging waste producers
With only a week for industry to respond to the government consultation on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging Waste, the UK’s largest compliance scheme, Valpak, has released detailed modelling for a range of the proposed options. James Skidmore, Head of Consulting at Valpak…
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Packflow EPR report shows the scale of change for packaging waste producers
With only a week for industry to respond to the consultation on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging Waste, the UK’s largest compliance scheme, Valpak, has released detailed modelling for a range of the proposed options. The report is the first of its kind. It incorporates data…
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Valpak calls for full engagement in EPR consultation
The UK’s largest packaging compliance scheme, Valpak, has welcomed the opening of the government consultation on packaging extended producer responsibility and deposit return schemes, calling it a once in a generation chance to create a system designed for the world we live in today. Steve Gough…
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Gloucestershire children have fallen below the national average for recommended physical activity
Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People Survey shows that a staggering 55% – or 4 million – children in England are not meeting the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines for health and wellbeing. And, for the first time, Gloucestershire has fallen below the national average.
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Valpak powers to the top with carbon-free battery collections
Environmental compliance scheme Valpak Ltd is celebrating after winning one of the top national awards in its industry, for its carbon-free battery collection service. The service, which is free of charge, is a first for the UK. It uses cycle couriers to collect waste batteries from workplaces in…
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Warwickshire business powers to the top with carbon-free battery collections
Warwickshire environmental specialist Valpak Ltd is celebrating after winning one of the top national awards in its industry, for its carbon-free battery collection service. The service, which is free of charge, is a first for the UK. It uses cycle couriers to collect waste batteries from…
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Cambridgeshire scheme powers to the top with carbon-free battery collections
An innovative scheme in Cambridgeshire is celebrating after winning one of the top national awards in its industry, for its carbon-free battery collection service. The service, which is free of charge, is a first for the UK. It uses cycle couriers to collect waste batteries from workplaces in…
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Central London scheme powers to the top with carbon-free battery collections
A innovative scheme in central London is celebrating after winning one of the top national awards in its industry, for its carbon-free battery collection service. The service, which is free of charge and managed by environmental specialist Valpak, is a first for the UK. It uses cycle couriers to…
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Waste batteries have the #PowerToDoMore
Used batteries may no longer be able to operate appliances, but they still have the #PowerToDoMore. A campaign from producer compliance scheme Valpak is cutting carbon, educating members of the public and funding mental health support. The initiative has raised £5,030 for local charity Springfield…
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Batteries have the #PowerToDoMore
Used batteries may no longer be able to operate appliances, but they still have the #PowerToDoMore. A new campaign from Warwickshire business Valpak is using waste batteries to cut carbon and fund mental health support. It has generated £5,030 for local charity Springfield MIND. Valpak donated £…
