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There’s been a lot of talk recently about waste management – the heady world of recycling, landfill, incineration, composting and energy from waste… you know the stuff. And there’s been a lot about the humble Greggs pasty, too. But it wasn’t until this lunchtime that I realised they were connected. 16 May 2012

The UK faces a waste management time bomb and the deadline for a planned approach to the issue has arrived. 16 May 2012

On stand 79 at PDM 12 at ExCel London 29-30 May, technical plastics recycler Luxus will showcase a new lightweight polymer made from up to 60% recycled content that has high scratch resistance. 15 May 2012

Recycling plastic bottles is the 'single most important message' for the bottle industry, says Jonathan Short 15 May 2012

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has welcomed the opening of the Eco Plastics recycling plant at Hemswell, Lincolnshire, and the Thames riverside energy from waste plant at Belvedere, Kent. 15 May 2012

The new Lincolnshire-based plant creates the world's largest plastics reprocessing facility, say venture partners  11 May 2012

The government’s plan for a Green Investment Bank (GIB), announced in the Queen’s Speech, has been welcomed by Chris Dow, CEO of Closed Loop Recycling. 11 May 2012

Iplas, the manufacturer of the Zyplex range of high performance recycled plastic material made from 100% British waste, has reported a 50% increase in sales in the last 12 months. 8 May 2012

The government is to review the current PRN system with a view to making it more supportive of plastics recycling. 3 May 2012

Engineer Andy Pag hopes to pilot a microlight aircraft the length of the UK, powered by fuel made from plastic 3 May 2012

After the success of VinylPlus2010, the region's PVC industry is confident it can meet its target of 800,000 tonnes of the material recycled by 2020 3 May 2012

The BPF's recycling group has proposed that the producer responsibility system governing packaging recycling should be increasingly weighted in favour of UK recycling. 2 May 2012

ECOmove’s Qbeak electric concept vehicle has won the 2012 European Electric Vehicles Early Stage Investment Opportunity Award. 2 May 2012

According to a report in the Huffington Post the problem of plastics in our oceans runs deeper – literally – than had been previously thought. 1 May 2012

The Government’s recently announced Resource Security Action Plan should be extended to include plastics, according to Closed Loop Recycling’s CEO Chris Dow. 1 May 2012

• Water pipe leaks due to bad installation, says BPF 14 May 2012
• Michelin feels tyre pressure and idles Dundee plant 14 May 2012
• Jaguar Land Rover to spend an additional £1bn in the UK 14 May 2012
• Eco Plastics calls for a green message in a bottle 15 May 2012
• HDPE water pipes leak not long after installation 10 May 2012

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