10. Provides a sustainable source of raw materials to the industry, Greatly reduces the environmental (especially the CO2) impact of plastic-rich products, Minimises the amount of plastic being sent to the UK’s landfill sites, Avoids the consumption of the Earth’s oil stocks, Consumes less energy than producing new, virgin polymers, Embeds the right values and behaviour to reduce human impact on the environment, catalytical and non-catalytical gasification.

With regards to plastic products such as plastic packaging, this includes evaluating whether the final product will be easy to recycle or what the overall carbon impact of creating that item would be. The manufacturing industry has focused on minimising production waste and increasing resource efficiency. This programme is run by Axion Consulting and the British Plastics Federation. The BPF have also launched PackScore which is an easy-to-use eco-design tool. There is also very limited information and no standards available about how biodegradable or oxodegradable material will perform in the marine environment. The British Plastics Federation (BPF) is the leading trade association for the UK Plastic Industry, with over 400 members and 1200 affiliated members. *includes all plastic bottles, such as shampoo and bleach bottles, etc. 05 Apr 1990. 11 Innovative recycling schemes in the UK Nearly all councils collect plastics for recycling, generally through a kerbside collection system. The British Plastics Federation (BPF) is the leading trade association for the UK Plastic Industry, with around 500 members from across the supply chain. 4.3 How do I know what plastic I can recycle at home? Midland Bank Trust v Green Option to purchase was nullified by the purchase of the property for money's worth. The recycling of plastics fits into the waste hierarchy as an efficient and sustainable use of material resources.

(this statistic includes bottles from drinks, bathroom and cleaning products). 8.2 Recycling plastic from cars and other vehicles ‘Plastic to Fuel’ describes processes where the outputs are fuels. For a long time the BPF has been calling for greater investment in our domestic recycling infrastructure. Chemical recycling provides an alternative to landfill and incineration for erstwhile hard-to-recycle plastic wastes, such as films, multi-layered and laminated plastics. Commercial plants will range in size from large-scale centralised plants with 30-200kt annual throughput to much smaller modular, distributed units with capacity from 3-10kt per annum.

Manufacturers do not want to risk their products starting to biodegrade or for the quality to decline unpredictably over time. 2 Key Plastic Recycling Facts Most vehicles are taken to shredders for separating the materials, which include various plastics. 14 Legislation, Standards, Related Publications and other useful links, https://www.veolia.co.uk/sites/g/files/dvc1681/files/document/2018/10/Veolia%20UK%20_%20Planet%20Magazine%2016.pdf, 3. 2.2 Global recycling rates Collection of ‘post-consumer’ film is still developing, however, and currently few councils collect it. As more plastic is recovered and recycled, it provides increasing amounts of raw material for the recycling sector, which can be used for either 'closed loop' or ‘open loop’ recycling. Source of data: Axionpolymers 2017 - Axpoly® Carbon Footprint Analysis. Recovinyl is an industry-led scheme. Over 1 million vehicles reach the end of their life in the UK every year [9]. If you want to check whether a particular product can be recycled locally, you can do this on the Recycle Now website. 12 Chemical recycling 13 Are you looking to buy or sell recycled plastic?

Plastics: A Vision for a Circular Economy, visit this page to find out where you can recycle items locally, 3 Recycling Plastic and the Waste Hierarchy, 4 Frequently Asked Questions About Plastic Recycling.

Biodegradability is an area of growing interest and is often viewed as a solution to litter. Open loop recycling means a product is turned into a new type of product. The plastics industry also supports reduction and reuse measures, as outlined in its 2018 document Plastics: A Vision for a Circular Economy. The most widely recycled plastics are the two used to make soft drinks bottles and milk bottles: PET and HDPE. The UK exports some of its plastic for recycling because at this point in time it has no choice. Countries use different sets of measures to report how much plastic they recycle, so it is not always straightforward to compare between the reported rate of each country. Moulded plastics items should be marked in accordance with ISO 11469:2016 where possible. The amount that is sent to recycling facilities within the UK or overseas is the official ‘recycling rate’. Chemical recycling technologies are capable of converting mixed batches of all plastics — including plastic films — back into oil, which can then be converted back into plastic. Capturing waste plastic and channelling it into efficient recycling and recovery routes is widely recognised as a key way to reduce costs and environmental impact across the construction, manufacturing and retail sectors in particular. A Class F land charge was registered against Erskine Alleyne. This 'post-consumer' plastics packaging waste is then provided to waste management and recycling companies. This has led to a decrease in the plastic waste created as off-cuts or surplus scrap, while many larger manufacturing sites operate their own onsite recycling facilitie. These steps include technical advice such as minimising the use of colour, making the closures easily separable and avoiding full sleeves. For example, recycled plastic packaging could end up in a plastic water pipe, a park bench or even a pair of trainers. Closed loop recycling means a product is recycled into another, almost identical product. 4.4 Why do different councils recycle different things? Councils choose what to collect for recycling and often base their decision on the cost at which they can sell the collected material and what specific materials nearby recycling facilities can process. Recycled plastic from WEEE can be used for a whole range of products, including new electrical goods and stationary. 8.1 Recycling plastic in electronic equipment
Across the UK, as part of local authorities waste management, nearly all councils provide plastics recycling collection. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Statistics on Waste, March 2019: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/784263/UK_Statistics_on_Waste_statistical_notice_March_2019_rev_FINAL.pdf

Recycling rates in the UK have come a long way in recent years and continue to grow year on year. 14 Legislation, Standards, Related Publications and other useful links

12. The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) provides information to consumers about whether a plastic product can be recycled.

RECOUP, alongside the BPF, has released a Recyclability by Design guide, which gives packaging designers guidance for ensuring plastic packaging is easy to recycle once it has served its initial purpose. The fact it is very hard to distinguish between a conventional and a biodegradable or oxodegradable plastic means they may contaminate existing recycling streams. 8 Post Consumer Recycling Registration of land charges S. 3 (1) Land Charges Act 1972 provides that the land charge shall be registered in the name of the estate owner. However, the extent to which they are recycled depends upon technical, economic and logistic factors. RecoFloor is a vinyl flooring take-back scheme launched by flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor. 4. 4.8 How many times can you recycle plastic?

The application of this technology to recycle large amounts of plastic is relatively new and work is underway to scale it up. The amount which is collected and recycled has increased each year for at least the last twenty-five years.
‘Chemical recycling’ is the broad term used to describe a range of technologies, other than mechanical recycling, that are emerging in the plastic waste recycling sector to recycle plastics streams that are currently sent to landfill or incineration. Once the plastic is collected and sent to a recycling centre, it is typically separated into different polymer types, which are then separately shredded (and impurities like paper are removed), then melted back into polymer pellets. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) includes any item that has a plug or a battery. Retailers and brand owners are encouraged to use this help communicate with the public on what can and cannot be recycled. But the extent to which they are recycled depends upon economic and logistical factors. Valpak Databite No3: https://www.valpak.co.uk/docs/default-source/information-zone/databite-no-3---drinks-container-recycling-rates.pdf 4.1 Why recycle plastic in the first place? The scheme involves the collection of used PVC medical devices including IV solution bags; nasal cannulas; oxygen tubes; anaesthetic masks and oxygen masks. BPF membership represents over 75% of the plastics industry by turnover. The recyclability of plastic is also one of its key strengths as an extremely resource-efficient material and used plastic should ideally be regarded as a valuable resource rather than ‘waste’. 9 Recycling manufacturing waste Plastics from end-of-life vehicles can be recycled back into component parts for new vehicles or a wide range of other products, such as garden pots. His full name, as appearing in the title deeds, was Erskine Owen Alleyne and a clear search against the full name allowed a later mortgagee to take free from the Class F land charge. It is possible to recycle plastic used in medical applications. Material that cannot be economically recycled is then either sent to landfill or to an ‘energy from waste’ facility. PlasticsEurope, 2019 Plastics the Facts 2019: https://www.plasticseurope.org/application/files/1115/7236/4388/FINAL_web_version_Plastics_the_facts2019_14102019.pdf due by

Packaging Recovery Notes and Packaging Export Recovery Notes (PERNs) are issued by recyclers and exporters as proof of recycling, which are bought directly from them (or via compliance schemes) by the supply chain. The British Plastics Federation (BPF) would like the recycling system across the UK to be greatly simplified to make recycling less confusing for consumers and to achieve higher recycling rates. If you would like to buy or sell plastic recycled material, please complete the online form and the BPF will send your enquiry direct to relevant companies in membership. 4 Frequently Asked Questions About Plastic Recycling In turning plastic waste back into base chemicals and chemical feedstocks, these processes are defined as recycling and contribute to improving recycling rates and enable the petrochemical industry to manufacture new virgin quality and food grade polymers with recycled content.

This currently refers to the very thin films that often seal food within a plastic tray, for example. 4.3 How do I know what plastic I can recycle at home?