Industry News BCF takes over management of the paint VOC Globe scheme from B&Q
The legal ownership of the paint VOC globe labelling system has been transferred to the British Coatings Federation from B&Q’s owners, Kingfisher. The scheme is part of a wider initiative by the coatings industry to raise consumer awareness of the amount of VOC’s (volatile organic compounds) contained in decorative paint products, to allow consumers to make more informed choices. The BCF, as the trade association for UK’s paint industry, aims to encourage greater involvement from paint manufacturers in the scheme. It is hoped that the VOC globe symbol, which classifies VOC levels in paint from minimal to very high (over 50 per cent), will help consumers make greener choices. The globe also helps paint recyclers easily separate solvent based and water based leftover paint, which aids reuse and recycling. BCF’s CEO, Tom Bowtell, had this to say on the recent takeover: “The BCF are proud to be proactive on
environmental matters, and encouraging the use of lower VOC paint products is important to the coatings industry to help achieve our joint targets with the UK Government to reduce VOCs going into the atmosphere. As the paint industry’s trade association, we have the correct forums for paint companies’ technical representatives to review the definitions and standards related to the paint VOC globe system in the future.
Princes invests in UK recycling infrastructure
International food and drink group Princes has invested over £750,000 in to the UK’s recycling infrastructure this year by ensuring that all its packaging recycling evidence is sourced solely from UK reprocessors. The UK Packaging Waste Regulations dictate that UK businesses with an annual turnover of £2 million that handle over 50 tonnes of packaging must show they have met government recycling targets by acquiring recovery notes (PRNs) from recycling businesses – these provide evidence that waste packaging material has been recycled into a new product. The additional income from PRNs can be used by recycling companies to invest in their ability to process increasing quantities of packaging waste sustainably. At present, just over half of recovery notes required by UK businesses are issued by UK recyclers, with the remainder issued by international recycling companies. “By purchasing export PRNs, businesses are moving potential investment
into the UK’s recycling capacity overseas. At a time when single-use packaging is under such heavy scrutiny, we need to improve the UK’s ability to recycle sustainably. As a business, we feel that by working with Valpak, our chosen compliance scheme, to purchase all of our evidence from UK recyclers in 2018, we are investing in that much needed infrastructure,” said David McDiarmid, corporate relations director at Princes. Princes’ announcement follows confirmation earlier this year that the company has achieved 51 per cent recycled plastic in its soft drinks and oils range, and 30 per cent recycled content in its HDPE products.
Cambrian Packaging supports local project to recycle single-use plastics
A Welsh packaging company is supporting an innovative project which will help to reduce plastic waste. Cambrian Packaging has chosen The Globe Foundation as its 2019 charitable cause and has donated almost £3,000 towards the Litterbug Project, a community-led
plastic recycling initiative based at the not-for-profit’s new Eco Centre in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. The cash has funded a vital machine which will help to recycle single-use plastics and transform them into craft projects and useful reusable items for social benefit. Speaking at the opening of the Eco Centre on Friday, Lloyd Harvey,
sales executive at Cambrian Packaging, said: “We are supporting this project because of our own interest in recycled plastic packaging, which we currently supply in the form of our Ecycle material, which is rHDPE used at 100 per cent.” “We believe education is the way forward, to ensure consumers
know which plastics can be recycled and also where to deposit the waste products. We hope to further support this exciting project and we are interested to see if the model can be adapted in other areas.” The Globe Foundation was set up in February and the Litterbug
Project was born following calls from the community to address the issue of single-use plastics and recycling. Founder Kate Copeland said: “Plastics aren’t the enemy, but people
need to use the material responsibly; we are trying to tell people this through education and by working with companies like Cambrian. We need to make it clear which plastics are recyclable, and how to address problem plastics such as black plastic packaging – which we will be able to recycle on a smaller scale on our site. Cambrian Packaging, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this
year, supplies a variety of clients internationally, including big brands like Bio-D, Lush, Autosmart, Bob Martin, Carr Day & Martin, Greggs and Lakeland.
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