Three quarters of brits admit to ‘wishcycling’

Jul 29, 2023 | Recycling

Almost three in four UK consumers (72%) admit to putting rubbish in recycling bins without being sure it can be recycled, according to new research by recipe box company Gousto. The survey found the vast majority of Brits (71%) find packaging labels and guidance on...
Digital deposit return scheme launched in UK

Digital deposit return scheme launched in UK

Jul 14, 2023 | Recycling

Consumers in the UK will be rewarded 20p for recycling milk bottles as part of a world-first recycling initiative. UK-based recycling technology innovators Polytag and Sweden-based recycling app Bower have teamed up with online supermarket Ocado Retail, to give...

Scotland DRS scheme held back by 10 months

Apr 28, 2023 | CUPS, Recycling

The Scottish government has recently announced that the proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), originally scheduled to go live in August 2023, will be delayed by up to 10 months. The Vending and Automatic Retail Association (AVA) said: “Whilst any delay with any...
WasteShark keeps waterways clear

WasteShark keeps waterways clear

Apr 17, 2023 | Packaging, Recycling

Britvic-owned Aqua Libra is launching a WasteShark in Canary Wharf to collect and remove plastic waste from the waterways around the area. Ahead of Global Recycling Day on 18 March, Britvic-owned Aqua Libra is launching London’s first WasteShark in Middle Dock at...
Update on Scottish DRS

Update on Scottish DRS

Dec 14, 2022 | Recycling

Circulatory Scotland hosted a two-day conference in Glasgow to outline the current ‘state of play’ for the Scottish Deposit Return Scheme and to discuss the steps participants need to take before implementation 16 August 2023. David Llewellyn, chief executive of the...