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? 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.
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 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 MoreStephanie Simpson provides some answers to the most common questions about forthcoming changes to the Distributor Take back Scheme.
Read MoreHolly Smithson, Logistics Team Leader, describes how we helped Waddington Europe to achieve Zero Waste to Landfill Certification.
Read MoreAs the world begins to return to a “new normal”, the evolution of producer responsibility continues. Abbie Burford, Valpak’s International Account Manager, takes us through some of the headline news within international compliance from the last three months.
Read MoreWith interest growing in the implementation of Circular Economy programmes, Emma Trevor, Valpak’s International Account Manager, discusses how the US Plastics Pact aims to prevent plastics continuing to be a problematic waste.
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 MoreSamantha Ward, National Cup Recycling Manager, dispels 5 common myths about the recyclability of paper cups.
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.