Recycling Association CEO Sanderson to leave for UKCPI role. Paul Sanderson will step down as chief executive of The Recycling Association in August to lead the UK Cleaning Products Industry Association, after three and a half years in the role. The trade body has opened recruitment for a successor, with applications closing on 24 April.
Sanderson joined The Recycling Association in 2023, succeeding Simon Ellin. He was previously managing director of market intelligence at Hanicke Robins Sanderson and editor of trade title MRW, and has worked in the recycling sector since 2004.
Sanderson said he was "proud to have guided our members through a very turbulent time where regulation and legislation has been heaped on them."
Packaging firm Pact Group has invested in Plan B Circular, the UK textile-to-textile polyester recycler behind Project Re:claim, its joint venture with the Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL). The deal aims to scale polyester recycling ahead of EU legislation expected in 2028.
Sixteen international partners led by Danish Technological Institute have launched InFACT, a project to turn household flexible plastic waste such as crisp packets, coffee bags and meat films into new packaging, including food packaging. Less than 15 per cent of this material is currently recycled.