Alupro announces project to discover the real aluminium packaging recycling...
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...
View ArticleGrand Arcade Cambridge takes a CAN-do approach to drinks can recycling
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...
View ArticleAyrshire residents urged to make their metals matter
The latest MetalMatters campaign sees East, North and South Ayrshire Councils joining forces to call on residents to make their metals matter and boost household recycling of metal packaging across...
View ArticleAlupro Statement on revisions to the aluminium incinerator bottom ash protocol
Following approval from Defra and the Environment Agencies, revisions are being introduced to the protocol which accounts for aluminium packaging recovered from incinerator bottom ash (IBA). Three...
View ArticleAlupro launches new teaching resources for schools
Schools around the UK can now benefit from new multidisciplinary teaching resources on aluminium recycling. The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has launched the new resources for...
View ArticleQ3 Packaging Recovery Data: Marked improvement for aluminium packaging
Packaging waste recovery data for the third quarter of 2015 shows that reported aluminium packaging recycling has recorded its highest ever quarterly performance at 23,330 tonnes*. The Q3 results are...
View ArticleAlupro’s Position on the EU Circular Economy Proposals
The EU Commission has proposed packaging recycling targets of 65% by 2025 and 75% by 2030. Targets for individual waste streams include 85% for aluminium. Higher EU aluminium packaging recycling...
View ArticleEvery Can Counts returns to Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour
This year’s Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour will again be supported by drinks can recycling programme Every Can Counts. The campaign is designed to engage consumers and boost recycling rates among...
View ArticleAlupro figures show aerosols and aluminium foil “widely” collected for recycling
New figures released by Alupro show 96% of councils in the UK are collecting aerosols and 86% are collecting aluminium foil for recycling. Over the past three years, the number of councils collecting...
View ArticleAlu D&T Challenge: Winners announced!
Winners of the 2015/16 Alu D&T Challenge, a design competition for 11 to 14 year olds, were announced at a prize-giving event at Thinktank Science Museum in Birmingham on 24 February. The national...
View ArticleStudy reveals ‘real’ aluminium packaging recycling rate
Alupro study into ‘real’ recycling rate for aluminium packaging in 2015 reveals over 10,000 tonnes of unreported material. The national recycling rate for all aluminium packaging now stands at 55%...
View ArticleSchools invited to take the Alu D&T Challenge!
Secondary schools throughout the UK are invited to take part in the Alu D&T Challenge which aims to teach 11-14 year olds about sustainable design using aluminium. The Challenge includes an...
View ArticleMetalMatters increases metal capture rates in Warwick by 28 per cent
Warwick District Council has increased kerbside recycling of metal packaging by 28 per cent in just six months – through MetalMatters, the industry-funded communications campaign. Launched in October...
View ArticleNew ‘Leave Your Cap On’ campaigns extend coverage to over 2 million households
Alupro’s ‘Leave Your Cap On’ campaign, which encourages residents to recycle aluminium screw tops along with the glass bottles on which they came, has recently launched in four local...
View ArticleAlupro’s response to recycling targets consultation
Consultation on changes to packaging recycling business targets for paper, steel, aluminium, wood and overall recovery and recycling for 2018-20 Alupro fully supports the Government’s ambition “to have...
View ArticleSummer of sport is the focus of new game from Every Can Counts
Drinks can recycling programme Every Can Counts has launched a new game to get users of social media across Europe to think more about recycling. The new game, #Olympican, has a sporting theme and...
View ArticleValpak pledges support for MetalMatters
The UK’s largest packaging compliance scheme, Valpak, has become the latest funding partner to join the MetalMatters programme, which aims to boost the capture rates for metal packaging collected at...
View ArticleWinners announced for the 2016 Alu D&T Challenge
Seventeen students from schools around the UK have been named as winners in the Alu D&T Challenge, a national competition for 11 to 14 year olds organised by the aluminium industry to inspire...
View ArticleBall pledges funding support for MetalMatters
Alupro are pleased to announce that Ball Corporation is becoming a direct funding partner of MetalMatters; the packaging industry’s communications programme in the UK which aims to boost the capture...
View ArticleThe Recycle Race with Every Can Counts and Drops Cycling
Alupro programme Every Can Counts and Drops Cycling Team are teaming up at major UK cycling races during the 2017 season to engage with the public about the importance of recycling drink cans. Every...
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