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Grocery brands pledge to cut 1.1 million tonnes of waste by 2015 as the third phase of the Courtauld Commitment begins.

Waitrose intends to halve its food packaging by 2016 compared to 2005 levels, the retailer has announced.

Transparency all round

Smurfit Kappa’s Simon Weston on why reprocessors should also be willing to embrace material sampling

Welsh Resource Minister Alun Davies opens first recycling exhibits funded by Wales’ £432,00 Recycle on the Go scheme.

The judicial hearing into the legality of Banbridge Council’s decision to bring recycling service ‘in house’ continues.

Avondale’s Polmont materials recovery facility is set to close due to falling ‘volume and value of recyclates’.

News in Brief

Palm contract, New York Plastics Recycling, Facilities Show 2013, Furniture biofuel pressure, Carpet conference

Attendees of the APSRG event discuss optimising packaging and levelling the PRN/PERN playing field.

Government’s first discussion paper on producer responsibility regimes plans to cut WEEE compliance costs.

A new report from think tank Green Alliance advocates extending landfill bans to recover £2.5 billion of resources each year.

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