The Recycling Association

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Email: simon.ellin@therecyclingassociation.com

Website:www.therecyclingassociation.com
 
 
 

Press Release August2018

Packaging Innovations 2018 Stand G53

12-13 September 2018, Olympia London
 
Board members of The Recycling Association will be available for interviews at Packaging Innovations 2018. Please contact us to arrange.  

How to win at recyclable packaging

The Recycling Association has been invited to be a partner at The Packaging Innovations Show taking place on 12thand 13thSeptember at Olympia, London to help the packaging sector raise its recycling game.

Visitors that are considering design changes to make packaging more recyclable should take time to visit The Recycling Association stand, G53, to ensure that any proposed changes make good recycling sense.

"Recycling is high on the public agenda. They want it to be easy, effective and transparent. But there is a realisation that this is impossible if packaging and products are not designed for recyclability. Recyclers are good, but we're not magicians," said Simon Ellin CEO of The Recycling Association.

"Retailers, FMCGs and packaging suppliers are now moving towards design for recycling. But they need to be careful," he warned.

"The race to recyclability is throwing up many new solutions and innovations. We need to sense check these to ensure that they are not going to give us new headaches further down the line.

"It is critical that packaging designers and purchasers understand how the material they put on the market, the finishes they use, the glue, the ink - whether it can be processed, whether there is an end market for it, and where it will end up.

"We can help answer those questions, get the whole supply chain to a more streamlined, sustainable solution," he said.

For more details about the exhibition and for free tickets visit:https://www.easyfairs.com/packaging-innovations-london-2018/packaging-innovations-london-2018/

www.therecyclingassocation.com.

ENDS 

For more information, contact Paul, Adrienne or Alex at Hanicke Robins Sanderson:

paul.sanderson@harosa.comor 07747 785980

adrienne.robins@harosa.comor 07855 643094

alex.bean@harosa.comor 0151 707 3588

Editors' Notes 

• The Recycling Association represents more than 80 UK recycling organisations producing more than 5 million tonnes of recyclate a year.
• Founded in 1975, it is the largest network of independent waste and recycling operators in the UK with a combined annual turnover in excess of £2 billion.
• Members supply recovered material to re-processors worldwide and work at regional, national, European and international levels.
• The Association lobbies and campaigns for better recycling outcomes, supporting supporting members with best practice, operational or legislative advice.
• The Association is committed to quality recycling and promotes this via its Quality First campaign which was launched in 2016.

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