Search Results: 'Defra'

WRA responds to Defra recycling target hike
17 November, 2023
The Wood Recyclers' Association (WRA) has responded to confirmation from Defra that the packaging recycling target for waste wood is set to rise next year from 35% to 42%.

Minister ‘open’ to increasing wood packaging targets
19 June, 2023
Resources and waste minister Rebecca Pow has said that she is open to increasing packaging recycling targets for waste wood following a call led by the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA).

Mackrill wins coatings honour
07 June, 2023
Geoff Mackrill was awarded the coatings industry’s highest honour, the Silver Medal, at the British Coatings Federation (BCF) conference in Derby on May 25.

Wooden pallet manufacturing and reuse show large uplift
05 April, 2023
Manufacturing and reuse of timber pallets increased significantly according to the most recent survey commissioned by the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) and the research arm of the Forestry Commission, Forest Research.

Forestry minister backs Timber Sector Deal
28 March, 2023
UK forestry minister Trudy Harrison MP has backed a proposal from Confor and Friends of the Earth to develop a Timber Sector Deal – to bring together government, industry, green groups and farmers to increase future supplies of home-grown timber.