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Colson Group acquires Custom Engineered Wheels
Colson Group acquires Custom Engineered Wheels
CEW manufactures engineered components for OEM customers for lawn and garden, medical, and industrial applications.
APR expands PCR Certification Program
APR expands PCR Certification Program
Manufacturers, brand owners, brokers, distributors, and traders that buy, sell, or handle PCR can verify recycled content claims using independent third-party certification.
Centriforce marks milestone of recycled plastic innovation
Centriforce marks milestone of recycled plastic innovation
Centriforce, the Liverpool-based manufacturer of recycled plastic damage prevention products, celebrates 50 years in business.
PCX Solutions launch its Alternative Materials Certificate
PCX Solutions launch its Alternative Materials Certificate
The mechanism aims to reduce the use of fossil-based plastics.
Biesterfeld enters agreement with Bostik
Biesterfeld enters agreement with Bostik
The move will see Biesterfeld expand its medical adhesive portfolio.
80 bin colour combinations making recycling increasingly difficult for UK businesses

One year after landmark legislation required all UK businesses to separate dry recyclables and food waste, new research from commercial waste experts Direct365 reveals that a lack of national standards is turning business recycling into a fragmented landscape.

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Ball produces can designs for Unilever’s Rexona German football range

Ball Corporation and Unilever have partnered with the German Football Association (DFB) to create of a football-themed Rexona Maximum Protection aerosol range.

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Paranova supplies paper-based punnets for Tomalina tomatoes in Asda

Paranova has partnered with British grower Flavourfresh to launch a limited-edition premium Tomalina tomato range in Asda stores, using its FibreFresh paper-based punnets.

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Amcor study finds recyclable packaging a key driver for nut sales

Amcor has launched a new international study of consumers’ nut buying preferences, with recyclable packaging a prominent factor.

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PRN Pricewatch: Week ending 31 July 2026

Each week we publish the average trading price for packaging recovery notes from PRN marketplace The Environment Exchange.

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Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen
Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to resume.
Man Utd set to appoint ex-Hearts boss Olid as women's manager
Man Utd set to appoint ex-Hearts boss Olid as women's manager
Manchester United are set to appoint former Hearts boss Eva Olid as their women's manager to replace Marc Skinner.
EU commends Spain's 'swift response' to Ceuta migrant crisis
EU commends Spain's 'swift response' to Ceuta migrant crisis
About 70,000 of the 72,000 people who came to Ceuta illegally last week have been returned to Morocco, Spain says.
How Italians are avoiding the worst of the heat this summer
How Italians are avoiding the worst of the heat this summer
From supermarkets to night-time tours, experts share how to make the most of Italy during this latest heatwave.
Tributes paid to 'quietly seismic' theatre director and playwright Peter Gill
Tributes paid to 'quietly seismic' theatre director and playwright Peter Gill
Gill performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company before embarking on a successful directing career.