Industry-funded recycling programme MetalMatters has teamed up with Recycle For Greater Manchester (R4GM) for its latest campaign to improve capture rates for metal packaging. Over 405,000 households in the Greater Manchester area are being directly targeted in the 12 week campaign, which aims to increase capture rates for metal packaging collected at the kerbside.
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The prestigious Haberdashers’ Hall in London played host to the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (ALUPRO) as over 100 guests gathered to celebrate the organisation’s 25th anniversary. The black tie dinner event was opened by Rick Hindley, Alupro’s Executive Director, who was one of the organisation’s first employees back in 1989. Rick reflected on the organisation’s […]
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A new protocol accounting for the aluminium packaging recovered from incinerator bottom ash (IBA) for recycling will allow PRNs to be issued on this material from 1st January 2015. The protocol, which has been developed by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) and has been acknowledged by the Environment Agency (EA), could see as much […]
Away from home drinks can recycling initiative Every Can Counts is celebrating its fifth anniversary, having successfully expanded the brand into seven European countries since launching in the UK in 2009. In the UK the programme is delivered by a funding partnership comprising European and UK beverage can manufacturers, the aluminium packaging recycling industry and […]
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The Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Rt. Hon Owen Paterson MP has offered his support to the MetalMatters recycling communications programme as three major campaigns have launched in the last month, between them targeting 360,000 households.
Winners of the 2013/14 Aluminium Design & Technology (D&T) Challenge, a design competition for 11 to 14 year old pupils, joined the aluminium industry to celebrate their creative talents and winning projects.
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The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (ALUPRO) is pleased the aluminium packaging sector has surpassed its recycling goal for 2013, recovering 70,788 tonnes of aluminium up 12.6% on 2012. The organisation, which represents the leading aluminium packaging producers, reprocessors, foil converters, can makers, fillers and brand owners in the UK is carrying this optimism forward into 2014, confident of rising to the challenge of a 46% aluminium packaging recycling target.
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North Lincolnshire Council and Leeds City Council have become the latest local authorities to launch Alupro’s “Leave Your Cap On” recycling communications campaign
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The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the EU27 + EFTA countries increased to a new record level of 68% in 2011. If the collection of cans in the remaining European countries and Turkey is included this means that more than 25 billion cans are recycled in Europe annually. This represents a total amount of 365,000 tonnes of recycled aluminium, avoiding 3 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Every Can Counts-branded drinks can crushers have been installed across seven sites in Scotland, helping to make it easier for people to recycle as they shop, learn and travel around.
https://alupro.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Every-Can-Counts-012.jpg22493307aluprohttps://alupro.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/alupro-uk.pngalupro2013-10-28 14:15:092023-08-29 08:30:48Every Can Counts trial aims to help Scotland recycle drinks cans ‘on the go’
Latest figures show that the MetalMatters programme has successfully delivered sustained increases in the volumes of metal packaging collected at the kerbside long after the initial communications campaign intervention period.
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The Alu D&T Challenge, our national competition for 11-14 year olds, is back! The Challenge encourages students to think about the importance of sustainable design, using aluminium.
https://alupro.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DGP8344-1.jpg42562832aluprohttps://alupro.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/alupro-uk.pngalupro2013-09-16 14:14:372023-08-29 08:30:49The Alu D&T Challenge returns for 2013
MetalMatters across Greater Manchester
/in News, Uncategorized /by aluproIndustry-funded recycling programme MetalMatters has teamed up with Recycle For Greater Manchester (R4GM) for its latest campaign to improve capture rates for metal packaging. Over 405,000 households in the Greater Manchester area are being directly targeted in the 12 week campaign, which aims to increase capture rates for metal packaging collected at the kerbside.
Alupro marks 25 years of recycling success
/in News, Uncategorized /by aluproThe prestigious Haberdashers’ Hall in London played host to the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (ALUPRO) as over 100 guests gathered to celebrate the organisation’s 25th anniversary. The black tie dinner event was opened by Rick Hindley, Alupro’s Executive Director, who was one of the organisation’s first employees back in 1989. Rick reflected on the organisation’s […]
Incinerator Bottom Ash – Aluminium Packaging Protocol Acknowledged
/in News, Uncategorized /by aluproA new protocol accounting for the aluminium packaging recovered from incinerator bottom ash (IBA) for recycling will allow PRNs to be issued on this material from 1st January 2015. The protocol, which has been developed by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) and has been acknowledged by the Environment Agency (EA), could see as much […]
Every Can Counts celebrates Fifth Anniversary and European Expansion
/in News, Uncategorized /by aluproAway from home drinks can recycling initiative Every Can Counts is celebrating its fifth anniversary, having successfully expanded the brand into seven European countries since launching in the UK in 2009. In the UK the programme is delivered by a funding partnership comprising European and UK beverage can manufacturers, the aluminium packaging recycling industry and […]
Three new MetalMatters campaigns target 360,000 households
/in News, Uncategorized /by aluproThe Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Rt. Hon Owen Paterson MP has offered his support to the MetalMatters recycling communications programme as three major campaigns have launched in the last month, between them targeting 360,000 households.
Winners announced in the Alu D&T Challenge
/in News, Uncategorized /by aluproWinners of the 2013/14 Aluminium Design & Technology (D&T) Challenge, a design competition for 11 to 14 year old pupils, joined the aluminium industry to celebrate their creative talents and winning projects.
Alupro Position Statement on Q4/2013 Packaging Recycling Performance Data
/in News, Uncategorized /by aluproThe Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (ALUPRO) is pleased the aluminium packaging sector has surpassed its recycling goal for 2013, recovering 70,788 tonnes of aluminium up 12.6% on 2012. The organisation, which represents the leading aluminium packaging producers, reprocessors, foil converters, can makers, fillers and brand owners in the UK is carrying this optimism forward into 2014, confident of rising to the challenge of a 46% aluminium packaging recycling target.
Kerbside First for Alupro as new “Leave Your Cap On” Recycling campaigns launch
/in News, Uncategorized /by aluproNorth Lincolnshire Council and Leeds City Council have become the latest local authorities to launch Alupro’s “Leave Your Cap On” recycling communications campaign
European aluminium beverage can recycling at record level of 68%
/in News, Uncategorized /by aluproThe overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the EU27 + EFTA countries increased to a new record level of 68% in 2011. If the collection of cans in the remaining European countries and Turkey is included this means that more than 25 billion cans are recycled in Europe annually. This represents a total amount of 365,000 tonnes of recycled aluminium, avoiding 3 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
Every Can Counts trial aims to help Scotland recycle drinks cans ‘on the go’
/in News, Uncategorized /by aluproEvery Can Counts-branded drinks can crushers have been installed across seven sites in Scotland, helping to make it easier for people to recycle as they shop, learn and travel around.
Proof that MetalMatters makes a long-term difference to kerbside recycling
/in News, Uncategorized /by aluproLatest figures show that the MetalMatters programme has successfully delivered sustained increases in the volumes of metal packaging collected at the kerbside long after the initial communications campaign intervention period.
The Alu D&T Challenge returns for 2013
/in News, Uncategorized /by aluproThe Alu D&T Challenge, our national competition for 11-14 year olds, is back! The Challenge encourages students to think about the importance of sustainable design, using aluminium.