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Further boost to plastics recycling - 01/02/2012
WRAP is delighted to announce that the UK’s capability to recycle plastic packaging has been given a further boost this week with funding provided to recycle an additional 15,000 tonnes of rigid plastic packaging at ECO ...
Government must have a balanced strategy - 09/01/2012
Shortly before Christmas DEFRA announced its new recycling objectives. These included the goal of increasing plastics recycling by 5% each year from our current rate of 32%, to 57% by 2017. Whilst we are ...
2011, A YEAR IN REVIEW - 05/12/2011
With the end of the year fast approaching it’s always helpful to review the trials, tribulations and achievements of the previous twelve months.
TITECH Technology first choice to sort PET flake at Eco Plastics - 30/11/2011
TITECH technology, the world leader in sensor-based sorting in recycling, is once again the sorting system of choice for ECO Plastics Ltd.
Industry Thought Piece: Dispatches reveals home truths for domestic recycling - 04/11/2011
Dispatches reveals home truths for domestic recycling
I’m sure that I was far from alone in nodding my head in agreement to the recent Dispatches investigation into the UK’s waste industry. As the programme made clear, we have reached “a tipping point when it comes to trash”. In ...
Industry Thought Piece: The Collection Conundrum - 07/10/2011
The Collection ConundrumI heard the news that the Government is changing its position on waste collections ...
COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES AND ECO PLASTICS UNVEIL NAME OF RECYCLING JOINT VENTURE - 21/09/2011
COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES AND ECO PLASTICS UNVEIL NAME OF RECYCLING JOINT VENTUREContinuum Recycling reflects goal of continuous process of use, recycling and ...
Industry Thought Piece: Quality vs. Quantity - 12/09/2011
Quality vs. Quantity In recent years the UK ...
Industry Thought Piece: The Waste Review - 03/08/2011
The Waste Review Now that the dust has settled, some two months after the actual announcement, it ...
ECO PLASTICS RAISES £24m TO DRIVE EXPANSION - 19/07/2011
ECO PLASTICS RAISES £24m TO DRIVE EXPANSION
Ludgate Environmental Fund Limited and Close Brothers provide financial platform for ECO Plastics’ expansion plans, including joint venture with Coca-Cola Enterprises
Hemswell, 19th July: ECO Plastics, ...
ONE BILLION UP FOR ECO PLASTICS - 24/05/2011
ONE BILLION UP FOR ECO PLASTICS Plastics recycler sorts billionth bottle six months after reopening Business’ development continues to gather pace
ISO Accreditation - 01/04/2011
We’re delighted to be able to announce that ECO Plastics has recently been awarded ISO 14001. The cornerstone of the ISO 14000 series, this is a voluntary framework aimed at helping businesses integrate environmentally friendly process into the heart of their practices. As a clean ...
COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES JOINT VENTURE SET TO STEP CHANGE PLASTICS RECYCLING IN GB - 06/03/2011
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) today announces a joint venture with ECO Plastics to develop a new purpose-built recycling facility in Lincolnshire. The deal marks a step change in the GB plastic reprocessing industry.
Around 35,000 tonnes of PET bottles were reprocessed in GB last year. The ...
Launch of ECO Plastics brand - 21/12/2010
Launch of ECO Plastics brandNew name underlines new chapter of growth for AWS Eco Plastics
ECO PLASTICS LTD UNVEILS MAMMOTH PLASTIC SORTING FACILITY - 23/11/2010
Plant is the largest and most sophisticated in EuropeOpening to signal a new dawn in UK low-carbon packaging Hemswell, Tuesday 23rd November: More than 250 guests were present this morning to witness the official opening of ECO Plastics Ltd new facility in North ...
ECO Plastics Ltd announce carbon savings at rebuilt recycling facility - 13/07/2010
Less than a year on from a fire that devastated ECO Plastics Ltd’ plastic bottle sorting facility in Hemswell, the company is pleased to announce the results of a detailed carbon study that has been carried out over the past six months, on their operational facility.The results ...
ECO Plastics Ltd Secure Mixed Bottle contract with WRG - 21/04/2010
ECO Plastics Ltd have secured a contract with Waste Recycling Group Limited (WRG) to collect and recycle baled plastic bottles from WRG’s Carnaby and Luton sites; this contract compliments an existing arrangement in place between the two companies for the collection of plastic bottles from ...
ECO Plastics Ltd increase purePET 78 Production - 24/02/2010
In conjunction with Artenius PET Packaging Europe (APPE)’s recently announced additional investment to boost UK use of post-consumer recycling PET, ECO Plastics Ltd have recently increased production of their rPET pellet (purePET 78).ECO Plastics Ltd and APPE agreed an exclusive ...
ECO Plastics Ltd looks to improve rPET image with food-grade certification - 03/08/2009
ECO Plastics Ltd hopes to restore confidence in post-consumer waste recycled PET after its product was certified as for direct food-grade applications.ECO Plastics Ltd chief executive Jonathan Short expressed criticism of the press treatment of UK management and hoped they would pick up ...
ECO Plastics Ltd adds hot wash PET reclaim to Hemswell facility - 19/06/2009
The second phase of ECO Plastics Ltds £14 million capital investment programme at Hemswell in Lincolnshire has been completed with the installation of a hot wash and extrusion line. The new line allows ECO Plastics Ltd to process hot wash PET flake and pellets for the first time: until ...