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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Latest industry news and insights from the Valpak Team
Unpacking the value of a compliance scheme – how to make the right choice for your business
Are you getting the most out of your compliance scheme or simply looking for a change? Sam Dove, New Business Manager, provides some top tips on how to find out if you're getting the best value from your current compliance provider.
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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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Henderson Island – East Beach disposables
Article
Stratford firm sponsors Pacific beach clean-up
Stratford company Valpak is joining world-famous scientists to tackle plastic waste on a remote UNESCO World Heritage site in the Pacific. James Beard of Valpak is part of the 13-person team which will clean up 10 tonnes of plastic from the beaches, monitor the impact of litter on local wildlife, and provide scientific data on the rate of plastic accumulation.
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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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Article
Valpak executive team appointments to build resilience in environmental compliance
Packaging compliance expert Valpak has welcomed two major additions to its executive team.
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Article
New role at Valpak highlights changing landscape for packaging compliance
The UK’s largest compliance scheme, Valpak, has kick-started 2020 with a new appointment that reinforces its commitment to provide a one-stop-shop for customers.
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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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Article, Batteries, Recycling
Barnado’s Retail joins Valpak battery collection network
Barnado's Retail, which has over 700 charity shops across the UK, has joined Valpak's battery collection network.
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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.
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.