Latest industry news and insights from the Valpak Team
Are you getting the most out of your compliance scheme or simply looking for a change? Nicola Valentino, New Business Manager, provides some top tips on how to find out if you're getting the best value from your current compliance provider.
Read MoreJames Beard's latest Blog highlights the impact of ghost fishing gear on the world's oceans and marine life, and discusses ways to alleviate damage caused by these waste products.
Read MoreExtended producer responsibility (EPR) has been introduced in countries across the world in order to make manufacturers and importers of goods accountable for what happens to their products at the end of their life. Emma Trevor, Valpak’s International Account Manager, looks at how EPR has been implemented across the middle east. In the second blog of this series, she explores the current waste management situation in Jordan.
Read MoreExtended producer responsibility (EPR) has been introduced in countries across the world in order to make manufacturers and importers of goods accountable for what happens to their products when they reach end of life. In this blog series, Emma Trevor, Valpak’s International Account Manager, looks at how EPR has been implemented across the middle east, starting with Israel.
Read MoreIn several EU member states, modulated fees have been introduced as an incentive for producers to design packaging that is more readily recycled, to encourage the adoption of an ‘eco-design’ approach and to reduce excessive packaging. Christie Fawke's Blog outlines how France, the Netherlands and Sweden have implemented modulated fees.
Read MoreThe results of our 2020 customer satisfaction survey are in. Ruth Beckley's Blog discusses the fantastic results and continued first class service provision despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThe two companies will combine their extensive recycling and design experience, providing access to some of the UK’s best-known brands and meaningful waste streams with both commercial and environmental potential.
Read MoreAlong with any new piece of legislation comes another list of acronyms, abbreviations and lingo for us to get our heads around. As imminent Packaging Legislation Reforms will impact many of our customers, Ross More's latest Blog contains a glossary of the latest packaging terminology.
Read MoreThe packaging data submission period is upon us. Abbie Burford's latest Blog provides some tips on how to make more efficient data calculations and ensure your packaging submission is as accurate as possible.
Read MoreGareth Edwards summarises what information businesses are required to gather to report progress towards the UK's Plastics Pact targets, and outlines how Valpak can help with data collation, collection and form submission.
Read MoreMike Jefferson of Verde Research and Consulting has written a Blog on how the Norway amendment to the Basel Convention will bring much needed changes to the plastic export sector.
Read MoreAs part of its commitment to support and develop the country’s network of smaller specialist recyclers the UK’s largest compliance scheme, Valpak, has announced an agreement with Aylesbury Granulation to support the plastics recycling company in attaining its accreditation to the PRN (Packaging Recovery Note) scheme.
Read MoreFrom 1 January 2021, legislation is changing. Valpak feedback shows that many of the 600 retailers affected do not have plans in place for the take-back of waste products in-store.
Read MoreWith the closure of the Distributor Take back Scheme at the end of next month, it is key that affected retailers are prepared for offering in store takeback on 1 January 2021. James Nash's latest Blog outlines some potential positive outcomes and Valpak solutions.
Read MoreRecycling of e-waste has been a growing concern in the US over the past few years. Many states have adopted recycling and take back programs, along with increased public education schemes, to try and improve the levels of recycling of waste electronics. Charlotte Wootton and Emma Trevor, Valpak’s International Account Managers, look at the rules and programs in place in Delaware, Georgia and Montana, just a few of the states that have adopted measures in order to improve the recycling of waste electronics in the US.
Read MoreIf your business is looking to achieve zero waste to landfill certification and you're not sure where to start you may wish to read Holly Smithson's latest Blog, which provides answers to some frequently asked questions.
Read MoreAs a year has passed since the approval of the European Union’s Single-use Plastic Directive, Valpak’s International Account Manager, Abbie Burford, takes a closer look into the requirements of the legislation and how some Member States have already transposed the requirements or how they plan to transpose the regulations in the coming months.
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.