Blog, Waste Management
Keeping Your Waste Safe and Protect Front Line Waste Operatives
Matt Luntley, explores current guidance given and shares resources for latest advice.
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Blog, EPR, Plastic Packaging Tax
Plastic Packaging Tax: Consultation Extension and Overview of Proposal
George Atkinson discusses the extension of the response period for the consultation of the new plastic tax.
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Landfill and Tree
Blog, Zero Waste to Landfill
Stepping Stones to Zero Waste to Landfill
Achieving Zero Waste to Landfill has clear key benefits to the environment as well as added commercial benefits. This blog outlines steps you need to take achieve it.
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Blog, Sustainability, Waste Management
HWRCs – Should they reopen post lockdown?
Since the country went into lockdown the vast majority of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) have closed. Since, the industry presents consequences and considerations as whether they should reopen or not.
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Blog, Waste Management
EA RPS C8 on Waste Transfer and Consignment Notes
Managing waste and getting it off site safely is a challenge at the best of times, but even more so during the current crisis. It’s been pleasing to see how well the waste management industry has reacted in general to the situation and there has now been further help from the regulators to help maintain social distancing as much as possible for frontline workers when transferring waste.
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Blog, Compliance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Waste Management
Registration Deadline Extension – RPS C9
The Environment Agency released Regulatory Position Statement C9, which signals an extension of the registration deadline for packaging producers who were unable, for reasons relating to the strain put on businesses by the COVID-19 pandemic and Government’s home working advice, to successfully register as a producer, either directly or through a compliance scheme, on or before 7 April 2020.
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Customer Satisfaction
Blog
2019 Customer Satisfaction Survey results are in
Valpak customer satisfaction survey results are consistently high. Valpak Director of Customer Service and Compliance, Ruth Beckley, discusses why that may be the case in her latest Blog.
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Reverse Vending
Blog, Deposit Return Scheme
Deposit Return Legislation laid before Scottish Parliament: What’s next?
The Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform has laid Regulations before Scottish Parliament that will create the legal framework for the Scottish Government’s Deposit Return Scheme. Duncan Simpson discusses next steps that should be taken to ensure it is the best system for Scotland.
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Blog, Recycling, Recycling Evidence, Waste Management
Challenges in the materials world: Why quality always prevails
Our waste and recycling expert, Jonathan Williams, discusses some of the challenges the materials world is currently facing and the increasing importance of collecting and processing clean, quality materials.
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Blog, Data insights
Embracing complexity in your supply chain
With online sales booming, alongside an ever-increasing population of consumers, business supply chains are becoming more complex. Liv Candy explains how businesses can embrace complexities associated with large supply chains and how value can be gained from the vast amounts of data available.
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Plastic Bag
Blog, International
Austria’s plastic bag ban
Rachael Finch outlines what's included in Austria's plastic bag ban, as well as what's exempt and how the introduction of this ban may affect your business.
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Blog, Civil Sanctions
Civil sanctions powers – the story two years on
So far sanctions have been applied above all for packaging offences. More than £1.2 million has been donated to local wildlife trusts, charities and other organisations.
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Data Management
Blog, Compliance, Data insights
Data driven decision making and learning
Duncan Simpson discusses how data projects can be improved and how data could be used more cleverly in the future. He also talks about the evolution of Valpak's data collection processes, which has led to the development of the Insight Platform - a tool which can benefit businesses by helping them to assess their environmental impacts.
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Mixed Packaging Materials
Blog, Deposit Return Scheme, EPR, Plastic Packaging Tax
Resource and Waste Policy Update: What is in the pipeline?
George Atkinson, Policy Advisor, provides a policy update - What's in the pipeline for the resources and waste sector.
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WEEEbox WEEE
Blog, Distributor Take back Scheme, Waste Management
Distributor Take back Scheme coming to an end: Is your business prepared for in store take back?
With the DTS coming to an end, are your retail sites prepared for offering in store take back of waste electrical and electronic items? Matt Luntley outlines the risks and how Valpak can help.
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Sustainable Development Goals
Blog, Sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals: The clock is ticking…
The deadline for businesses to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals is 10 years away. Although 10 years might sound like a significant amount of time, it will soon be here. Is your business prepared? Have you started to consider the steps your company will need to take? Chloe Nunn's Blog discusses the SDGs and how companies can get more involved.
Read MoreValpak’s Fortnightly Industry News Update keeps me informed of the ever changing legislation and up to speed with what is going on within the industry. I find it to be a useful source of information that is presented to me in an easy to use format.