Alupro, the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation, has appointed cleantech and environmental communications consultancy Prova to manage its external public relations activities. The agreement will see Prova deliver a powerful campaign to champion the benefits of aluminium packaging. Alupro is an industry-funded, not-for-profit organisation with more than 30 years’ experience representing the UK’s aluminium packaging industry. […]
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Provisional data published by the Environment Agency (10th January) has indicated that aluminium has exceeded the 2019 packaging recycling target of 112,200 tonnes (61%); the data reports 114,748 tonnes collected for recycling, an impressive 15% increase on 2018. Due to be finalised in March 2020, the data indicates that Q4 was the strongest quarter of […]
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Rick Hindley, executive director of Alupro (Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation) said: “Alupro welcomes today’s report by the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee which identifies the need for a variable deposit as part of the deposit return scheme for drinks containers. We have worked hard to ensure the voice of the aluminium packaging […]
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Co-op has launched a campaign to foil tonnes of aluminium, including Christmas mince pie cases, getting unnecessarily sent to landfill. Research by the Co-op has revealed that more than one in five* (22%) UK adults do not recycle household aluminium and it is estimated that over 3,000 tonnes could end up in landfill this […]
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Aluminium packaging recycling body urges caution to avoid unintended consequences of a DRS Two thirds of shoppers will switch from buying infinitely recyclable cans to plastic bottles One in five people will lose their deposit as they continue recycling at home An ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme for drinks containers could result in an extra […]
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Alupro is joining OPRL’s guarantors to add aluminium packaging recycling to the partnership of paper and card, cartons and plastic packaging recycling organisations alongside local authority and brand and retailer recycling interests. The on-pack recycling labelling run by OPRL Ltd, the rapidly growing not-for-profit, embraces all packaging materials in a unified scheme understood and acted on […]
Halloween is the spookiest time of the year, but what happens after we’ve carved pumpkins to decorate our homes is probably the scariest thing of all. Around 15 million pumpkins are wasted in the UK every Halloween. Yet pumpkin flesh is edible and could be used in delicious recipes that not only prevent the […]
The latest recycling data, released by the Environment Agency today, reports the strongest ever quarter for aluminium packaging. According to the data, just under 30,000 tonnes of aluminium packaging was recycled in quarter 3, and year to date, recycling is up by 6% (81,286 v 76,582 tonnes) when compared to the same period last […]
31 billion cans recycled, or 420,000 tons of aluminium The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland in 2017 rose 2.3% from 2016 (72.8%), to reach an all-time record 74.5% in 2017. Almost 31 billion cans were recycled in the EU and EFTA countries in 2017, representing […]
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We are delighted to support Recycle Now’s annual campaign, Recycle Week. Now in its 17th year, Recycle Week aims to inspire people to recycle more items from all around the home. This year’s campaign is a real call to action – ‘Recycle. Its in our own hands’, a motto that reflects the purpose of our […]
The UK aluminium drink can recycling rate has risen to 75%, its highest ever level, up from 54% in 2010. Additionally, 95% of aluminium packaging collected in the UK is recycled within Europe, rather than being sent around the globe. At a time when sustainability is so front of mind, the drink can remains the […]
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PRESS RELEASE Courtesy of Metal Packaging Europe Brussels, 22 May 2019 Metal Packaging Europe, the association of European producers of rigid metal packaging and their supply chain partners, completed a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of aluminium beverage cans (25, 33 and 50 cl volumes). Using the latest data available (2016), the study […]
Alupro appoints Prova to champion the benefits of aluminium packaging
/0 Comments/in News /by amyAlupro, the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation, has appointed cleantech and environmental communications consultancy Prova to manage its external public relations activities. The agreement will see Prova deliver a powerful campaign to champion the benefits of aluminium packaging. Alupro is an industry-funded, not-for-profit organisation with more than 30 years’ experience representing the UK’s aluminium packaging industry. […]
Record final quarter recycling figures result in aluminium packaging exceeding 2019 recycling target
/0 Comments/in News /by amyProvisional data published by the Environment Agency (10th January) has indicated that aluminium has exceeded the 2019 packaging recycling target of 112,200 tonnes (61%); the data reports 114,748 tonnes collected for recycling, an impressive 15% increase on 2018. Due to be finalised in March 2020, the data indicates that Q4 was the strongest quarter of […]
Response to Scottish Govt Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee report, December 2019
/0 Comments/in News /by amyRick Hindley, executive director of Alupro (Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation) said: “Alupro welcomes today’s report by the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee which identifies the need for a variable deposit as part of the deposit return scheme for drinks containers. We have worked hard to ensure the voice of the aluminium packaging […]
Yule be shocked! An additional 3,000 tonnes of aluminium could be recycled this Christmas
/0 Comments/in News /by amyCo-op has launched a campaign to foil tonnes of aluminium, including Christmas mince pie cases, getting unnecessarily sent to landfill. Research by the Co-op has revealed that more than one in five* (22%) UK adults do not recycle household aluminium and it is estimated that over 3,000 tonnes could end up in landfill this […]
823 MILLION EXTRA PLASTIC BOTTLES UNDER PROPOSED DEPOSIT RETURN SCHEME
/0 Comments/in News /by amyAluminium packaging recycling body urges caution to avoid unintended consequences of a DRS Two thirds of shoppers will switch from buying infinitely recyclable cans to plastic bottles One in five people will lose their deposit as they continue recycling at home An ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme for drinks containers could result in an extra […]
Alupro Extends OPRL’s Materials Reach
/0 Comments/in News /by amyAlupro is joining OPRL’s guarantors to add aluminium packaging recycling to the partnership of paper and card, cartons and plastic packaging recycling organisations alongside local authority and brand and retailer recycling interests. The on-pack recycling labelling run by OPRL Ltd, the rapidly growing not-for-profit, embraces all packaging materials in a unified scheme understood and acted on […]
Pumpkin Rescue
/0 Comments/in News /by amyHalloween is the spookiest time of the year, but what happens after we’ve carved pumpkins to decorate our homes is probably the scariest thing of all. Around 15 million pumpkins are wasted in the UK every Halloween. Yet pumpkin flesh is edible and could be used in delicious recipes that not only prevent the […]
Record Q3 aluminium packaging recycling performance
/0 Comments/in News /by amyThe latest recycling data, released by the Environment Agency today, reports the strongest ever quarter for aluminium packaging. According to the data, just under 30,000 tonnes of aluminium packaging was recycled in quarter 3, and year to date, recycling is up by 6% (81,286 v 76,582 tonnes) when compared to the same period last […]
Aluminium beverage can recycling in Europe hits record 74.5% in 2017
/0 Comments/in News /by amy31 billion cans recycled, or 420,000 tons of aluminium The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland in 2017 rose 2.3% from 2016 (72.8%), to reach an all-time record 74.5% in 2017. Almost 31 billion cans were recycled in the EU and EFTA countries in 2017, representing […]
Recycle Week 2019 has arrived!
/0 Comments/in News /by amyWe are delighted to support Recycle Now’s annual campaign, Recycle Week. Now in its 17th year, Recycle Week aims to inspire people to recycle more items from all around the home. This year’s campaign is a real call to action – ‘Recycle. Its in our own hands’, a motto that reflects the purpose of our […]
Aluminium drink cans hit 75% recycling rate, an increase of 38% in just eight years
/0 Comments/in News, Uncategorized /by amyThe UK aluminium drink can recycling rate has risen to 75%, its highest ever level, up from 54% in 2010. Additionally, 95% of aluminium packaging collected in the UK is recycled within Europe, rather than being sent around the globe. At a time when sustainability is so front of mind, the drink can remains the […]
New Life Cycle Assessment of aluminium beverage cans shows significant carbon emissions reduction
/0 Comments/in News /by amyPRESS RELEASE Courtesy of Metal Packaging Europe Brussels, 22 May 2019 Metal Packaging Europe, the association of European producers of rigid metal packaging and their supply chain partners, completed a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of aluminium beverage cans (25, 33 and 50 cl volumes). Using the latest data available (2016), the study […]