Plastic Resin pellets in holding hands.
The British Plastics Federation Recycling Group (BPFRG) has launched a new strategy to improve plastic recycling in the United Kingdom through industry-led initiatives and regulation.
The strategy, said the BPFRG, will encourage the development of the U.K. plastic recycling industry in order to maintain “valuable plastic material” in the U.K. to be used by the manufacturing sector.
The group has called for a “split plastic packaging recycling target” between U.K.-based recycling and exporting.
The target, said the group, will increase over time.
“The strategy’s aim is to increase recycling activity in the U.K. and has been produced in consultation with senior figures in industry,” said chairman of the Recycling Group Roger Baynham.
BPFRG will also be collaborating with the Plastics Industry Recycling Action Plan (PIRAP) to help increase plastic recycling.
This includes studying barriers that prevent certain plastics from being recycled.
PIRAP currently has 50 members from across the value chain including retailers and brand owners.
