June 25, 2009
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Waste & Recycling Newsletter June 25, 2009 |
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Nearly 40% of UK`s top recycling firms in financial trouble
According to industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing 38 per cent of the UK’s top 1000 recycling firms are in financial trouble. At 23 per cent, almost a quarter of the recycling companies were given a ‘danger’ rating meaning their survival is now in question. Another 15 per cent were given a ‘caution’ rating, warning they are in a weakened financial position. Plimsoll senior analyst David Pattison said: “It was no real surprise to see the high number of companies on the danger list given the current economic crisis affecting the recycling industry. Obviously there are real concerns over ... |
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Sainsbury`s throws out cereal boxes in packaging overhaul
The days of the cereal box could be numbered, after Sainsbury`s announced a major overhaul of the company`s approach to packaging intended to cut the weight of packaging for its products by a third by 2015. The company said that it had already phased out boxes for its Basic Rice Pops, replacing them with 100 per cent recyclable plastic package, and was now looking to roll out the new packaging across its other cereal products. `When it comes to cereal, our customers asked us why they need to be in a box as well as a bag when you can just print all the information on the bag` said Stuart ... |
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