From 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 MorePackaging compliance specialist Valpak (a Reconomy Group Company), together with its key partners WRAP and the Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN), has published updated PackFlow reports which estimate the impact of Covid-19 on UK packaging compliance for 2020 and through to 2022.
Read MoreThe UK’s leading provider of environmental compliance and producer responsibility services, Valpak, has raised £2790 for local mental health charity, Springfield Mind. The donation followed a campaign which saw Valpak donate £5 for every battery recycling box ordered by customers in July. This success has also led Valpak to announce it will run its #PowerToDoMore campaign again in October.
Read MoreValpak has announced it is donating £5 to the mental health charity, Springfield Mind, for every battery recycling box ordered this month (July). Valpak’s battery service offers free collection to increase battery recycling in the UK and they are hoping to issue upwards of a thousand new boxes during the campaign.
Read MoreWRAP and INCPEN are teaming up with the consulting arm of packaging compliance specialist, Valpak, to update the PackFlow materials reports.
Read MoreStratford 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.
Read MorePackaging compliance expert Valpak has welcomed two major additions to its executive team.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreBarnado's Retail, which has over 700 charity shops across the UK, has joined Valpak's battery collection network.
Read MoreThe world’s first zero-carbon battery collection service has powered into the capital in time for Christmas.
Read MoreOn 5 September, East Riding of Yorkshire Council became the 100th local authority to launch the MetalMatters programme to 114,000 households.
Read MoreValpak Retail WEEE Services (VRWS) is delighted to announce that the next round of its project fund for Local Authorities is now open for applications.
Read MoreJames Beard of Valpak, which sponsored an Explorers Club Flag Expedition that bagged six tonnes of waste from the most densely-polluted beach in the world, has concluded that prevention is the only viable option to halt the tide of marine plastic litter.
Read MorePupils from Diss High School have been racing to recycle as they took part in a recycling relay and other games to find out what happens to recycled plastic.
Read MorePupils from Kineton High School have battled it out in the LionHeart Challenge to produce the best business idea to support the most vulnerable in the community.
Read MoreNew environmental legislation will oblige all large companies in the UK to include detailed carbon emissions and energy usage figures in their Director’s report.
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