José Manuel Núñez-Lagos has been appointed as Director General for Spain’s glass recovery scheme.

In his new role, Mr Núñez-Lagos will be responsible for heading up the recovery organisation, created in 1997 under Spain’s Packaging Act to allow packaging companies to comply with environmental regulations. He replaces Javier Puig de la Bellacasa, who announced his retirement after more than 16 years as Head of the association.