IT MUST BE RECOGNISED THAT PAPER CUPS ARE RECYCLABLE The release of the Paper Cup Recovery and Recycling Group (PCRRG) Report demonstrates a marked increase in paper cup recycling rates. Paper cup recycling has come a long way in five years with large increases in Read More
FPA WEBINAR 2 JULY Last Thursday’s webinar was again well attended and members had plenty of questions for our guests Peter Borg-Neil from Oakman Inns and Robin Clark from Just Eat Takeaway. We are enormously grateful to them for joining us – thank you. Peter Read More
FPA WEBINAR 2 JULY GUEST SPEAKERS We have a great line-up of speakers for our next webinar which takes place on Thursday 2 July 3.30-4.30pm. We have worked hard to secure speakers whom we feel will share insight that will be of value to you Read More
EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY AND LITTER We attended Defra’s Resource and Waste Stakeholder Advisory Group meeting last week. The group meets to advise Defra on the development of the proposed legislation on waste management consistency, DRS and Extended Producer Responsibility. This requires business not only to Read More
REUSABLES We took part in the first meeting of the City To Sea Reusables Action Group. Participants include two of the leading coffee operators, a number of reusable cup schemes and research and environmental representatives from two of the devolved nations. The objective is to Read More
SIGNS OF HOPE? Further to the most recent FPA Business Impact Survey, we have issued the following to Packaging News, as this week there are some signs of hope, albeit tempered. Martin commented: “With the prospect of the hospitality sector reopening we very much hope Read More
SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES DRS REGULATIONS The Scottish Parliament has voted to approve the legislation, opening the way for DRS to go live in Scotland on 1 July 2022. The full legislation can be read here with a more readable summary from Zero Waste Scotland here. Coffee cups Read More
SURVEY SAYS BUSINESS WILL SURVIVE BUT WITH REDUCED SALES AND STAFF The second FPA business benchmarking survey continues to reveal the status of members’ businesses in these unprecedented times. This survey received 70 responses, compared to 41 for the first, indicating how concerned members are Read More
FPA CALLS FOR HYGIENE & PUBLIC SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS IN FUTURE LAW MAKING The FPA has called for hygiene and public safety considerations to be assessed as part of all relevant legislative frameworks going forward and for exemptions to be made where items may be critical Read More
FPA CHALLENGES TIMES LETTER The FPA has challenged a Letter that appeared in the Times on 21 April, signed by a number of organisations, claiming that packaging companies are using the current climate to pursue their own ends in seeking to overturn plastics tax legislation. Read More