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The Waste and Resources Action Programme is looking to improve the recycling of HDPE milk bottles by supporting the production of non-contaminant labels, inks and adhesives.

Wrap is inviting tenders from firms to develop a cost-effective system that it wants at least 50% of milk industry bottle capacity to be using by 2011.

Paul Davidson, Wrap's plastics sector manager, said: "A successful system will not only improve the quality of recycled polymer, but it will also enable new milk bottles to be manufacturered with a higher recycled content in closed-loop systems."

Wrap's project will include an evaluation of economic and environmental viability followed by large-scale trials of the developed system.

The deadline for applications is 12 September.

For details on all of Wrap's tenders click here.