Shops and businesses based in the Grand Arcade Cambridge are making a difference, as part of a new canny recycling initiative.
All of the 58 premium retail centre’s shops and its 670 staff are now part of the Every Can Counts recycling scheme, which aims to ensure more drinks cans are recycled rather than sent to landfill.
Following concern expressed by Alupro about the suitability of the Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) system for recording aluminium packaging recycling it has commissioned a research project to reveal the real recycling rate.
Alupro advocates streamlining the reprocessor/exporter accreditation system and reducing the administrative burden with the aim of capturing the true amount of aluminium packaging recycled in the UK or exported for recycling. Read more
In a bid to boost recycling among consumers, Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) has announced that this summer’s Coca-Cola ‘Happiness Pod’ tour will be supported by an awareness initiative developed in partnership with Every Can Counts. Read more
The business case for recycling communications has been laid out in a new report reviewing the MetalMatters programme and demonstrating the power of voluntary industry backing. Figures are based upon data from campaigns that have run in 50 local authorities across the UK between 2012-2015, with the support of the metal packaging industry partnership. Read more
The intu Trafford Centre is aiming to recycle more than 1 million drinks cans, following the unveiling of 243 can collectors at various sites throughout the shopping centre.
Alupro has produced an animated video to explain to consumers why it’s important to put the cap back on your empty glass bottle before recycling. Read more
L-R: Deborah Jones of A.G. Barr plc, Jamie Cameron, Programme Manager, Every Can Counts Scotland and Jon Molyneux of Zero Waste Scotland
Drinks can recycling programme, Every Can Counts, has today revealed that over 5,000 new recycling points have been set up across 1,000 Scottish workplaces, making it easier for employees, shoppers and students to recycle ‘on the go’. Read more
Quarter 1 data for Aluminium Packaging highlights the need for an overhaul of the PRN system, says Alupro Executive Director Rick Hindley.
Packaging waste recovery data released by the Environment Agency for the first quarter of 2015 shows that reported aluminium packaging recycling is significantly below the levels required to achieve the 2015 target. Whilst 100% packaging is above the figure reported in Q1 2014, the tonnage reported for aluminium packaging recovered from incinerator bottom ash (IBA) is significantly below the level we know has been recycled or exported. Read more
A new drinks can recycling initiative in South Lanarkshire is hoping to inspire 18,000 students and staff to make their drinks cans count.
New can crushers have been installed at all 17 of the education authority’s secondary schools as part of a campaign developed by Every Can Counts, with funding from Zero Waste Scotland.
Eight organisations have been recognised for going the extra mile when it comes to drink can recycling, with the presentation of the first ‘Green Can Awards’ by leading drinks can recycling programme Every Can Counts.
The ‘Green Can Award’ winners were shortlisted by a panel of experts against key performance indicators, with an onus on going above and beyond the call of duty to encourage responsible waste disposal and improve recycling uptake in their organisation.
