NEWS | Industry Updates Webinar addresses vending’s hot topics
A technical webinar hosted by the Vending & Automated Retail Association (AVA) on September 20 is a not-to-be missed event for operator members including senior managers, operations and technical teams. According to the AVA, the webinar will cover the essentials of day-to- day operations from water quality, pest infestations and Portable Appliance Testing; progress and developments in payments systems and the impact on equipment; to ways to future-proof your business for changing legislation, client and consumer demands. With a roster of specialist speakers, you can find out all you need to manage costs and impacts on your business.
Speakers will include: • Mike Saltmarsh, Inglehurst Foods • Mat Woodward, Brita, who will discuss the impact of water hardness on drink quality and machine life.
• David James, Auditel, who will discuss carbon footprinting, carbon zero and how to reduce your carbon footprint. Also find out about carbon offsetting, what it is and what it isn’t.
Will a ban on fluorine affect UK vending?
The Vending & Automated Retail Association (AVA) technical committee is currently working closely with partner vending associations to establish how vending in the UK would be affected by a potential ban in Europe on materials that contain fluorine. Governments around the world are becoming concerned about
Scottish DRS scheme delayed until October 2025 at the earliest
The proposed launch of the Scottish Deposit Return Scheme in April 2024 has been stopped and it is now possible that there will be a UK wide launch in 2025. It also seems likely that the UK wide scheme will not include glass containers, the Vending & Automated Retail Association has reiterated.. The launch of Scotland’s DRS was delayed after the UK Government imposed a number of conditions on the scheme, including the removal of glass and the requirement to align aspects of the scheme with schemes across the UK, the Scottish Parliament was told. Following consultations with key businesses including
producers, Ministers concluded that certainty on critical elements of the scheme could not be provided to businesses until the UK Government published more detail and therefore Scotland’s deposit return scheme would not go live until October 2025 at the earliest. Addressing Parliament, Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater aid:
“It clear that we have been left with no other option than to delay the launch of Scotland’s DRS, until October 2025 at the earliest.
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the health effects of fluorine containing materials. Substances known as PFAS, polyfluorinated alkyl substances, have no known breakdown pathway in nature so they are sometimes known as “forever chemicals”. They are found in Teflon, WD 40, PTFE tape, firefighting foams and a huge range of other products, including demoulding agents in the production of plastic components. The AVA has warned that it is likely that many, if not all of these chemicals, will be banned. The legislation going through Europe at present appears almost
certain to be passed before the end of this European Parliament in 2024, which would lead to a progressive ban starting in2026. While the UK would not be directly affected by a ban in Europe, few manufacturers are going to be making parts just for use in the UK, the AVA warns. The technical committee is currently gauging the scale of the issue and will provide regular updates.
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