Category: Recycling ⁄ Mold Plastic Reduction

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Girl blowing a dandelion - don't just wishcycle your waste away.

DON’T JUST ‘WISHCYCLE’ STUFF

With a reported 80% of UK households unclear about how to recycle effectively, many of us are putting inappropriate items

RENT, REPAIR, RECYCLE

Many organisations are promoting their green credentials by highlighting ways in which people can use less energy, move away from

Petition for kerbside collection of soft plastics.

SOFT PLASTICS PETITION

To make it easier for everyone to recycle soft plastics, Mold Plastic Reduction is campaigning for a kerbside collection of

Separate collection of waste materials for recycling: a code of practice for Wales.

SEPARATING WASTE IN WALES

Most households in Wales already separate their recyclable and non-recyclable waste. From 1 October 2023, all non-domestic premises (including businesses,

Colourful plastic bags for soft plastic recycling.

RECYCLE SOFT PLASTICS AT ALDI

If you’ve popped into your local Aldi lately, you might have noticed that the company is now offering a soft

DEPOSIT RETURN SCHEME

A deposit return scheme (DRS) for plastic bottles and drink cans is to be introduced by the UK government. Covering

CHEMICAL RECYCLING CONCERNS

Concerns about the amount of money given to chemical recycling research has been highlighted by the Institution of Engineering and

Used plastic bottles in large plastic recycling box.

BIG PLASTIC COUNT RESULTS

A quarter of a million people took part in this year’s Big Plastic Count. Organised by Greenpeace, the survey found

CIGARETTE BUTTS RECYCLED

A proposed recycling scheme aims to tackle cigarette butts littering Catalonia, Spain. With the Catalan government considering paying €4 to

PLASTIC BAG DEPOSIT APP

A deposit system for plastic bags is helping increase recycling and reduce litter. The brainchild of Swedish company Bower (previously

WALES TOP FOR RECYCLING

Statistics for 2020 show that Wales recycled more household waste than any other part of the United Kingdom. In 2020,

White random numbers on a turquoise background.

THE BIG PLASTIC COUNT

Backed by Greenpeace, The Big Plastic Count aims to persuade governments, brands and supermarkets to take bold action to tackle

MOLD AID FOR UKRAINE

Mold Town Council received enough donations for Ukraine to fill three rooms and the building’s corridor in just three days.

RECYCLING DRINKS BOTTLES

New methods to increase the amount of recycled material that can be used in plastic drinks bottles could have “significant

MAKING PLASTIC WASTE USABLE

A new process can turn hard-to-recycle plastics into reusable materials. Developed by Newcastle-based Impact Recycling, the water-based chemical recycling process