{"id":4139,"date":"2017-01-06T14:24:07","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T14:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alupro.wpengine.com\/alupros-response-to-recycling-targets-consultation\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T08:30:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T08:30:33","slug":"alupros-response-to-recycling-targets-consultation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alupro.org.uk\/alupros-response-to-recycling-targets-consultation\/","title":{"rendered":"Alupro’s response to recycling targets consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Consultation on changes to packaging recycling business targets for paper, steel, aluminium, wood and overall recovery and recycling for 2018-20<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alupro fully supports the Government’s ambition \u201cto have appropriate targets which ensure that the UK complies with the EU Packaging Directive targets whilst maximising the benefits for consumers, businesses and the environment\u201d but in its response to the consultation suggests that the\u00a0 aluminium targets are restructured.\u00a0 Alupro proposes an increase to the 2017 aluminium target and that in subsequent years the targets are ‘front-loaded’. It believes this structure would maintain the momentum in the aluminium sector and help realise\u00a0 Alupro’s ambition to ensure that the \u201creal\u201d recycling rate for aluminium packaging is measured meaning that all<\/u><\/strong> aluminium packaging collected for recycling is captured by the PRN system.<\/p>\n

Download the full response document here<\/a><\/p>\n


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The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) is a not-for-profit company which represents the leading aluminium packaging producers and reprocessors\/exporters in the UK. These companies recycle or export around 75% of the aluminium packaging collected for recycling in the UK.<\/p>\n

Alupro\u2019s role is to ensure that packaging waste recycling targets for aluminium packaging are met through working with local authorities and other partners, and through public education. Alupro is also the industry body responsible for working with Government on policy issues.<\/p>\n

Alupro\u2019s goal is to maximise the recycling rate for aluminium packaging. Hence our members and partners are voluntarily investing, beyond their legal obligation, in significant behaviour change programmes like Every Can Counts <\/a>and MetalMatters<\/a>. These programmes are undoubtedly contributing to year on year increases in the recycling rates for all aluminium packaging and drinks cans specifically.<\/p>\n

Whilst we fully support the UK Government\u2019s overarching aim \u201cto have appropriate targets which ensure that the UK complies with the EU Packaging Directive targets whilst maximising the benefits for consumers, businesses and the environment\u201d, Alupro\u2019s principle ambition is to ensure that the \u201creal\u201d recycling rate for aluminium packaging is measured meaning that all<\/u><\/strong> aluminium packaging collected for recycling is captured by the PRN system.<\/p>\n

Alupro has repeatedly made the case that the 2017 target should be revised upwards, because:<\/p>\n