Subscribe eNews
Once A Week Once Every Two Weeks
中文
Login Register

Home > News > Recycling

WRAP report indicates more bag recycling and less bag used

Source: Date :2010-09-06 Editor :staff reporter
A fall in the use of disposable plastic carrier bags and a rise in demand for recycled plastics have been reported by government-funded recycling adviser WRAP.

The latest market situation report (Realising the value of recovered plastics - an update) on plastics identifies the key developments in the UK markets for recovered plastic since 2007 and tracks trends in collections, existing and planned domestic reprocessing capacity, export markets, prices and legislative issues. Among its conclusions are that there is increased UK demand for food-grade recovered polymers, and in some cases, demand is outstripping supply. WRAP says this is a market opportunity which could support greater investment in UK reprocessing infrastructure.

In particular WRAP draws attention to the recycling of non-bottle household plastic packaging - 'mixed plastics'. The first WRAP-funded mixed plastics reprocessing facility will open in 2011, and WRAP says the trend to recycle more plastics seems set to continue. To this end it recently launched a £2 million Mixed Plastics Loan Facility to spur further growth in capacity.

Investment in mixed plastics recycling is more than greenly cosmetic, and WRAP says there could be significant economic benefits. Previous research has suggested that the recovered plastics market has a potential value of £250 - £500 million. Coupled with this are benefits in terms of new 'green' jobs.

In absolute terms a total of 10﹞9 billion bags were used in 2006. That number has since decreased by 4﹞5 billion to 6﹞5 billion per year in 2009/10, reducing the amount of material used in bags by 39,700 tonnes per year. Within that overall reduction, the number of single-use carrier bags has been reduced by 43 per cent. This is a reduction of 4﹞6 billion single-use bags per year (45,800 tonnes per year), and compares to a 37 per cent reduction recorded in 2008/9.

While the number of bags in use has continued to reduce, the goods they carry have increased, and WRAP says that there was a 6﹞3 per cent sales growth by supermarkets in the scheme between 2006 and 2009 with the number of items sold increasing from 48﹞5 billion to 51﹞5 billion.
 Like
AdsaleCPRJ.com A1 420x90 EN AdsaleCPRJ.com A1 - EMP - EN
北京化学工业 DODGEN-Reaction and Separation Professional Factory customized color masterbatch functional masterbatch

Recommended Articles

Recycling
GIC launches Value Chain Partner Initiative for scaled sustainability in consumer brands
 2025-07-07
Recycling
ENEOS and Mitsubishi Chemical complete chemical recycling facility for plastic-to-oil conversion
 2025-07-07
Recycling
TotalEnergies Corbion releases Life Cycle Assessment for recycled Luminy PLA
 2025-07-02
Recycling
Westlake Epoxy and Alpha Recyclage Composites collaborate to advance composites recycling
 2025-06-27
Recycling
Nordson and FIMIC to jointly present new recycling solutions at K 2025
 2025-06-26
Recycling
Syensqo and Fairmat partner on carbon fiber composites recycling
 2025-06-20
Jiangyin Yuexing Machinery Co., Ltd. ANHUI ZHONGXIN HONGWEI TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD
FCP flexible composite pipe - Hydrogen delivery JC times button ad EN Twin Screw Extruder
Top
Feedback
Chat
News
Market News
Applications
Products
Video
In Pictures
Specials
Activities
eBook
Front Line
Plastics Applications
Chemicals and Raw Material
Processing Technologies
Products
Injection
Extrusion
Auxiliary
Blow Molding
Mold
Hot Runner
Screw
Applications
Packaging
Automotive
Medical
Recycling
E&E
LED
Construction
Others
Events
Conference
Webinar
CHINAPLAS
CPS+ eMarketplace
Official Publications
CPS eNews
Media Kit
Social Media
Facebook
Youtube