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Published: 22nd April 2025
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…
Published: 10th April 2025
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…
Published: 20th January 2025
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…
Published: 3rd January 2025
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)…
Published: 1st August 2024
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…
Published: 31st January 2024
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…
