SUSTAINABILITY The regulations will require the new official energy label (based on a A-G


rating) but will not permit any refrigerated vending machine to be better than a Class C at its introduction and have been designed so that most machines cannot be a Class A until at least 10 years from now. What’s more, an important practical change is that operators, as well as


manufacturers must ensure, that only authorised information is displayed for marketing and promotional purposes. Claims such as ‘Machine previously rated as class A++’ will not be permitted.


Keep it in the loop M


ore than 285,000 tonnes, or 6.28 billion household plastic bottles are not being recycled and this costs local councils £24.3m in disposal costs (source: WRAP).


Furthermore, it is estimated that nearly 1.2 million


tonnes of plastics packaging are consumed by households in the UK and of this, it is reported that 440,401 tonnes are collected for recycling (source: Recoup) – an overall 37% recycling rate. Over the last two decades, the household waste


recycling rate in England has increased significantly from just 11.2 per cent to almost 50 per cent. In spite of this, England still fell short of the EU target of recycling a minimum of 50 per cent of its household waste by 2020. However, one British business, British Recycled Plastic is striving to create


new products and markets for plastic waste, saving it from landfill, and wants to change the perception that plastic waste materials are solely a problem, instead educating people of their power as a resource. The company is helping public and private sector organisations slash


their maintenance costs and be kinder to the environment by producing and supplying ultra-tough, 100% recycled plastic furniture, bins, raised beds and fencing used in schools, colleges and universities and by councils and the public sector. The products are made from recycled mixed plastic which has been


Within the industry some manufacturers have not sat on their laurels and


waited for the new regulations before taking action. Evoca for example has embraced the changes. Craig Jukes, Evoca UK sales director said: “Evoca Group has prepared


well for the new refrigerant regulations. Consequently, 2021 will see a complete refresh of our snack vending line. We’ll be introducing several new machines in the coming months to comply with the demands of the new regulations. We’ll also be updating and revamping our range, to bring it in line with the demands of today’s market. “We believe that respect for the environment constitutes an opportunity


for economic and social development in a cleaner, greener world. Evoca Group has been in the vanguard of corporate environmental awareness for over 20 years. Many of our manufacturing plants have gained the ISO 14001 environmental certification. Now, we’re setting ourselves even more ambitious targets.”


diverted from landfill, incineration and dumping abroad, then converted into a durable, useful material. Managing director, Jason Elliott, says more


needs to be done in the fight against plastic waste materials. "Plastic pollution is undoubtedly a major


environmental concern. Our streets, beaches and oceans are testament to its far-reaching effects, but with more education and major investment we can realise the significant benefits of recycled plastic over other materials," he says. "Recycled plastic is inherently tough, it is


chemically inert so will never leach any toxic chemicals and will never rot, split or splinter so has a long lifespan. What’s more it is environmentally friendly. We should be viewing plastic as a resource and looking at how we can keep it in the clean recycling loop.”


A new normAl in cAtering ...


In vending, the industry is committed to moving towards a more circular economy in regard to closing this loop on product lifecycles through greater recycling a re-use. AVA chief executive David


Llewellyn says: “The greatest progress in this area so far is restricting the use of single-use plastic items, with some machines now able to detect and dispense coffee into a person’s own reusable cup. However, Mr Llewellyn states that while progress has been made,


there is still work to be done to create recyclable single use cups that can endure high temperature drinks.


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