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OPRL has recently confirmed that cartons used for food, drink and other liquids, including aseptic and chilled cartons, will carry its widely recognised ‘Recycle’ label from 1 April 2026. This marks a major milestone for packaging recyclability in the UK and follows England’s Simpler Recycling reforms, which mandates liquid cartons for kerbside collection by April…

The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK has announced the appointment of Ben Powell as its new Head of External Affairs, bolstering progress towards the organisation’s mission of boosting liquid carton recycling across the UK. Ben’s appointment comes at a critical time for UK waste and recycling policy, with 16 months to…

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI), British Glass and The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK have united to urge Defra to rethink its decision to allow commingled collections of paper, card, glass and liquid cartons under Simpler Recycling. Current proposals threaten the quality of recovered materials, which in turn, stand against…

With over 30 years of experience in the recycling industry and nearly 10 years working as the senior recycling manager at ACE UK, Mandy Kelly has been appointed as Chief Executive of the liquid carton trade association. Mandy is taking the reins from Richard Hands, who has led ACE UK since its founding in 2010.…

The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK, working in partnership with recycling AI engineers Recycleye and waste managers Veolia, has unveiled an advanced, automated sorting system to boost the volume of liquid cartons separated for direct reprocessing in South London. ACE UK is supporting the installation of Recyleye Vision technology at the…

Following the publication of the UK Government’s Simpler Recycling reforms, food, drink and other liquid cartons will be collected alongside plastic and other dry-recyclable materials across England. These changes will ensure that from March 2026 all English households will be able to recycle liquid cartons with confidence, bringing an end to the current fragmented system.…

The DDRS Alliance, with the support of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK, Welsh Government, WRAP Cymru, Powys County Council, a range of local retailers, and ACE UK member Tetra Pak, has launched the UK’s first digital deposit return scheme (DDRS) for drink cartons. Based in Brecon, South Wales, the Scan|Recycle|Reward…

The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment – ACE Ireland has announced a new partnership with leading waste management provider Panda aimed at significantly improving the recycling process of cartons placed on the Irish market. As part of the collaboration, ACE Ireland funded the installation of state-of-the-art robotic sorting technology at Panda’s materials recovery…

We will soon be launching ACE UK’s Carton Ready campaign to help Local Authorities make food and drink cartons part of their consistent kerbside collections, lending a helping hand to the third of English Local Authorities which do not yet collect cartons. With DEFRA likely to confirm the inclusion of food and drink cartons within…