April 2011

Q1 PRN figures show interesting results for glass and plastic

Tiffany Holland, MRW, 26 April 2011

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Glass packaging recycling data in Q1 of 2011 has shown 'disappointing' figures for recyclers, while a fall in the amount of plastic packaging recycled year-on-year has surprised some industry insiders.

Plastic is the ‘new’ glass, say PRN experts

Liz Gyekye, Packaging News, 26 April 2011

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The market for buying plastic packaging recovery notes may be tighter this year than expected, according to PRN experts.

The news follows the publication of the UK's Q1 2011 packaging recovery and recycling figures.

How do we Optimise Resource Use? Use the Power of the Marketplace

Angus Macpherson, t2e Managing Director, April 11 2011

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Policy Developments

Q1 figures suggest plastic PRN market could be tight

26 April 2011, Letsrecycle.com

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The market for buying plastic PRNs may be tighter this year than expected, according to reprocessor and exporter data published this morning (April 26) for the first quarter of 2011.

The Benefits of a Marketplace - Angus Macpherson

By Angus Macpherson, t2e Managing Director, 1 April 2011

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Angus Macpherson, t2e Managing director, looks at
end of waste and explains the launch of the t2e paper
marketplace.

UK meets packaging targets despite decrease in glass

by Liz Gyekye (Packaging News), April 1 2010

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The UK has met its 2010 packaging recycling and recovery targets despite a decrease in the tonnage of glass that was recycled in the last quarter of the year.

Glass PRN shortage could lead to full price recovery

1 April 2011, By Tiffany Holland

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Glass recyclers have welcomed the shortage of glass packaging recovery notes (PRNs) in the market expecting it to potentially completely recover the glass PRN price this year.

Packaging targets for 2010 met despite dip in Glass

31 March 2011, Lets Recycle

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Packaging producers appear to have met all of their packaging recycling targets for 2010 despite a sharp decline in the tonnage of glass that was recycled in the last quarter of the year.