Resource Magazine
2 March 2026
UK reprocessing covers just 23 per cent of plastic packaging placed on market
Why It Matters for ITAD
Market movements like this can signal shifts in demand for ITAD services. New technologies may create opportunities or challenges for equipment processing.
White paper calls for ring-fencing of EPR revenues for reprocessing infrastructure as analysis reveals UK has lost more than 200,000 tonnes of plastic packaging processing capacity since 2024. Charles Newman Charles Newman - CEO charles.newman@resourcemedia.co.uk 0117 903 0698 Charles Newman is CEO of Resource and has been writing in the field of resource sustainability for over ten years. After five years of research and teaching at the University of Bristol, Charles joined Resource in 2001 as
Key Takeaways
- • UK reprocessing covers just 23 per cent of plastic packaging placed on market.
