RECOUP
| RECOUP | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Peterborough, UK |
Key people | Jim Armstrong, Chairman |
| Website | www.recoup.org |
Company Profile
RECOUP was founded in 1990 and is UK’s leading independent authority and trusted voice on plastics resource efficiency and recycling.
As a registered charity RECOUP is supported by a network of over 170 members. The aim is to inspire collaboration by connecting the whole plastics value chain, leading the continued development of plastic circular economy, resource efficiency, recycling and reuse and to educate the public and businesses on all aspects of plastics recycling and resource efficiency. And to drive a more circular plastics system that protects the environment, underpinned by evidence and knowledge.
RECOUP is a not-for-profit and charitable organisation that ensures financial support received is used in the most effective ways possible to deliver core and project activities:
- Stimulating the development of plastics waste and resource management
- Research and analysis to remove barriers to the development of efficient plastics recycling systems
- Expert technical support, training, and consultancy services
- Promoting the use of recycled plastics in high-quality end products
- Strategic guidance, training, and consultancy
- Representation of the interests of the plastics supply chain to National Government and key stakeholders
- Information and education resources to drive plastics recycling and resource management
The members of RECOUP represent the entire plastics value chain and come from a diverse range of sectors including manufacturers of plastic packaging and products, retailers, brands, plastic recyclers and reprocessors, waste management organisations, local authorities and universities.
RECOUP links all parts of the value chain to share knowledge, expertise and collaborate to keep plastics in a circular system that protects the environment.
History
- 1990 – RECOUP is launched
- 1991 – Mike Barney is chairman
- 1994 – first household plastic collection survey
- 1998 – David Bellamy television presenter, author and prominent environmental campaigner, became patron of RECOUP
- 1999 – Recoup mascots launched
- 2006 – report „Recyclability By Design“
- 2011 - Stuart Foster became Chief Executive
- 2012 – first cinference held at Kings Gate in Peterborough
- 2014 – Launched Pledge4Plastic initiative
- 2021 – Jim Armstrong is new chairman
- 2022 – RECOUP Awards launched
- 2024 – Reusability by Design Guidance
- 2025 – RECOUP summit launched
- Rstuff launched, a rebranding of Pledge2Recycle Plastics
References
PETplanet Insider Articles
Issue 09 / 2025: RECOUP supports Enviroo’s PET recycling plant with key market intelligence and policy insights