As the General Manager at Bakers Basco, I feel compelled to address the recent news report, on plastic innovation in the UK and the challenges faced by businesses in the plastic industry. While it is encouraging to witness legislative action and poli
The continuing strain for households and businesses facing soaring prices was a major factor as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his first Budget speech in March, and policies directed at getting people into work, and keeping them there, were central
Joseph Doherty, managing director of Re-Gen Waste, and member of Defra’s Advisory Committee on Packaging, reflects on whether businesses should be accounting now for extended producer responsibility (EPR).
European Bioplastics (EUBP) supports the intention of making single-serve coffee units mandatorily compostable and calls on the EU Parliament and Council to uphold this specific proposal to not undermine its effectiveness.
Google search data demonstrates that while concerns are mounting around new waste management policies such as EPR, DRS, and the Plastic Packaging Tax - at 6600, 1300, and 2900 monthly searches respectively - 'sustainable waste management', lagging...
The European parliament has given its support to a new law that would ban exports of plastic waste to non-OCED (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries and phase out the export of plastic waste to OCED countries...
Joseph Doherty, Managing Director of Re-Gen Waste in Newry and member of Defra’s Advisory Committee on Packaging, urges caution around banning plastic exports.
Paul Empson, General Manager, Bakers Basco – a bakery equipment company managing the use of standard plastic baskets for the delivery of bread – takes a look at some of the lesser-known elements of the Plastic Packaging Tax.
